Where does “maiorān” come from?

maiorān (Middle High German) comes from Old High German maiolan, from Latin maioranus, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

Ancestry of “maiorān”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmaiolan—
2Latinmaioranusancestor; mayoral
3Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
4Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “maiorān”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from Latin māior →