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Where does “Mäster” come from?

Mäster (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian māster, from Vulgar Latin maester, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

Mäster (Saterland Frisian): master; lord; boss; teacher; instructor;...

Definitions

  1. master; lord; boss; teacher; instructor;...

Ancestry of “Mäster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianmāstermaster
2Vulgar Latinmaester—
3Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
4Proto-Italicmagisteros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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