Etymograph

English

Maierform

Maierform comes from German Maier, from majer ‘bailiff, steward’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- ‘great’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meǵh₂-‘great’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*méǵh₂yōsreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*majjōsreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmaior‘greater’
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentmajer‘bailiff, steward’
  6. HungarianmodernMajer
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentMaier
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1939Maierform

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meǵh₂-‘great’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*méǵh₂yōsreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*majjōsreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmaior‘greater’
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentmajer‘bailiff, steward’
  6. HungarianmodernMajer
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentMaier
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1939Maierform

Earliest quotation: 1939, G. W. Tripp, The Modern Railway Steamer: “The latest steamer built for these passages is worthy…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- ‘great’

much, magistrate, mastery, maestro, meister, masterly, magisterium, 7 more

through Proto-Italic *majjōs

majority, 5 more

through Latin maior ‘greater’

major, mayor, merino, maggiore, 6 more

Today it means

noun A design of hull for a ship.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- / Maierform

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