Where does “majesteitsschennis” come from?
majesteitsschennis (Dutch) comes from Dutch schennis, from Dutch -nis, from Old Dutch -nissi, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
majesteitsschennis (Dutch): A lese majesty, high crime against the person of...
Definitions
- A lese majesty, high crime against the person of...
Ancestry of “majesteitsschennis”, step by step
majesteitsschennis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schennis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schennis | An active or passive case of hurting, damaging;... |
| 2 | Dutch | -nis | -ness |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -nissi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |