English

masterweaver

From master + weaver.

A compound of master + weaver

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big’

Old Latin magester

Latin magister ‘chief’

Old English mǣster

Middle English maister ‘master’

Proto-West Germanic *webārī

Old English *wefere

Middle English wevere ‘a weaver’

Today it means

noun An expert weaver.

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

Etymograph / masterweaver