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Where does “arklimästare” come from?

arklimästare (Swedish) comes from Swedish mästare, from Old Swedish mæstare, from Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.

arklimästare (Swedish): a quartergunner

Definitions

  1. a quartergunner

Ancestry of “arklimästare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmästarea master; a champion
2Old Swedishmæstare—
3Old Norsemeistari—
4Middle Low Germanmeister—
5Old Saxonmēstar—
6Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
7Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
8Proto-Italicmagisteros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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