Where does “mäster” come from?

mäster (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros — big, great.

mäster (Swedish): Master, an older title of address; of highest...

Definitions

  1. Master, an older title of address; of highest...

Ancestry of “mäster”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mäster

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isterosEvery word from Proto-Italic magisteros