Where does “mönster” come from?

mönster (Swedish) comes from English monster, from Middle English monstre, from Old French monstre, from Latin mōnstrum, from Proto-Italic monestrom.

mönster (Swedish): pattern; that from which a copy is made; pattern;...

Definitions

  1. pattern; that from which a copy is made; pattern;...

Ancestry of “mönster”, step by step

mönster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English monster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonsterA terrifying and dangerous creature; A bizarre or...
2Middle EnglishmonstreA monster or beast; a horrific or frightening...
3Old Frenchmonstremonster
4Latinmōnstruma divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
5Proto-Italicmonestrom—

via Middle Low German munster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmunster—

Words derived from “mönster”

Every word from Proto-Italic monestrom →Every word from Latin mōnstrum →Every word from Old French monstre →