Where does “skönhetsmiss” come from?
skönhetsmiss (Swedish) comes from Swedish miss, from English Miss, from English Mistress, from Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.
skönhetsmiss (Swedish): a beauty Miss, a Miss (female participant in or winner of a beauty pageant or beauty contest)
Definitions
- a beauty Miss, a Miss (female participant in or winner of a beauty pageant or beauty contest)
Ancestry of “skönhetsmiss”, step by step
skönhetsmiss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish miss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | miss | A failure to hit; A mistake; A beauty; a winner... |
| 2 | English | Miss | Form of address, now used chiefly for an... |
| 3 | English | Mistress | Used as the title of a married woman before her... |
| 4 | Middle English | maistresse | mistress |
| 5 | Old French | maistresse | — |
| 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 |
via Swedish skönhet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skönhet | beauty; a beauty |
| 2 | Swedish | skön | beautiful, fair; comfortable; liking, preference,... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | skön | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schö̂ne | fine flour bread |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skōni | shiny, beautiful |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skaunī | beautiful |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaunį̄ | niceness, beauty |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |