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Where does “mästerskap” come from?

mästerskap (Swedish) comes from Swedish mäster, 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.

mästerskap (Swedish): mastership, mastery, superior skill; championship

Definitions

  1. mastership, mastery, superior skill; championship

Ancestry of “mästerskap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishmästerMaster, an older title of address; of highest...
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

Words derived from “mästerskap”

  • världsmästerskap
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