Where does “maje” come from?
maje (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål svartemarje, from Norwegian Bokmål svart, from Norwegian Nynorsk svart, from Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.
maje (Norwegian Bokmål): Black Maria
Ancestry of “maje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | svartemarje | Black Maria |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | svart | black; illegal; in avoidance of taxes; past... |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | svart | black; illegal; in avoidance of taxes; past... |
| 4 | Old Norse | svartr | black |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swartaz | black |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swordo- | dirty, dark, black |