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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

  1. A lese majesty, high crime against the person of...

Ancestry of “majesteitsschennis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchschennisAn active or passive case of hurting, damaging;...
2Dutch-nis-ness
3Old Dutch-nissi—
4Proto-West Germanic-nassīUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
5Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
6Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
7Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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