Where does “majestet” come from?
majestet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin majestas, from German Majestät, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
majestet (Norwegian Bokmål): majesty
Ancestry of “majestet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | majestas | Alternative form of maiestās |
| 2 | German | Majestät | majesty |
| 3 | Latin | māior | — |
| 4 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
Words derived from “majestet”