Where does “världsmästarinna” come from?
världsmästarinna (Swedish) comes from Swedish världsmästare, 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.
Ancestry of “världsmästarinna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | världsmästare | a world champion |
| 2 | Swedish | mästare | a master; a champion |
| 3 | Old Swedish | mæstare | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | meistari | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | meister | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | mēstar | — |
| 7 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 8 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |