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Where does “världsmästerskap” come from?

världsmästerskap (Swedish) comes from Swedish mästerskap, from Swedish mäster, 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.

världsmästerskap (Swedish): a world championship

Definitions

  1. a world championship

Ancestry of “världsmästerskap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmästerskapmastership, mastery, superior skill; championship
2SwedishmästerMaster, an older title of address; of highest...
3Old Swedishmæstare—
4Old Norsemeistari—
5Middle Low Germanmeister—
6Old Saxonmēstar—
7Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
8Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
9Proto-Italicmagisteros—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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