Where does “olympiamästarinna” come from?

olympiamästarinna (Swedish) comes from Swedish mästarinna, from Swedish mästare, from Old Swedish mæstare, from Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister — big, great.

olympiamästarinna (Swedish): female Olympic champion

Definitions

  1. female Olympic champion

Ancestry of “olympiamästarinna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmästarinnaa female master; a female champion
2Swedishmästarea master; a champion
3Old Swedishmæstare—
4Old Norsemeistari—
5Middle Low Germanmeister—
6Old Saxonmēstar—
7Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
8Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
9Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
10Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros →Every word from Proto-Italic magisteros →