Where does “borgmästare” come from?

borgmästare (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish borghmæstare, from Middle Low German borgemester.

borgmästare (Swedish): a mayor

Definitions

  1. a mayor

Ancestry of “borgmästare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishborghmæstare—
2Middle Low Germanborgemester—

Words derived from “borgmästare”

Every word from Middle Low German borgemester →Every word from Old Swedish borghmæstare →