Where does “trädgårdsmästare” come from?
trädgårdsmästare (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.
trädgårdsmästare (Swedish): a gardener
Definitions
- a gardener
Ancestry of “trädgårdsmästare”, step by step
trädgårdsmästare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mästare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mästare | a master; a champion |
| 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 |
via Swedish trädgård
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trädgård | a garden |
| 2 | Swedish | gård | farm, estate; yard; courtyard |
| 3 | Old Swedish | garþer | fence, wall; enclosure; courtyard, court |
| 4 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |