Where does “mästerverk” come from?
mästerverk (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.
mästerverk (Swedish): a masterpiece
Definitions
- a masterpiece
Ancestry of “mästerverk”, step by step
mästerverk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mäster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mäster | Master, an older title of address; of highest... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mæstare | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | meistari | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | meister | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | mēstar | — |
| 6 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 7 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |