tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776497921949843489.post4494164469505358832..comments2023-11-02T09:04:33.543-07:00Comments on Main Themes in American History: Overlapping Revolutions--Industry and TransportationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776497921949843489.post-73043603074386586732012-06-28T10:08:19.246-07:002012-06-28T10:08:19.246-07:00The Dutch word for 'master' is 'meeste...The Dutch word for 'master' is 'meester'. The definition is like in English, a skilled craftsman, and into the 20th century it was used to address a male teacher. 'Boss' comes from 'baas', a word from the 1300's, origins unknown, which then meant 'head of the family' in which a family could be a community like a farm. If this interests you, somebody helping on a farm used to be called 'knecht', which is related to the English word 'knight' (boy, youth; servant, attendant).EKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025141274204991267noreply@blogger.com