Where does “skolmästare” come from?

skolmästare (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.

skolmästare (Swedish): a rector, a headmaster, a headteacher; a champion...

Definitions

  1. a rector, a headmaster, a headteacher; a champion...

Ancestry of “skolmästare”, step by step

skolmästare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mästare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmästarea master; a champion
2Old Swedishmæstare
3Old Norsemeistari
4Middle Low Germanmeister
5Old Saxonmēstar
6Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
7Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
8Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros
10Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Swedish skola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskolashall, will, be going to; used in the present...
2Old Norseskólischool
3Middle Low Germanschôle
4Proto-Germanicskōlaschool
5LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
6Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
7Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́
8Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isterosEvery word from Proto-Italic magisteros