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

Definitions

  1. majesty

Ancestry of “majestet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmajestasAlternative form of maiestās
2GermanMajestätmajesty
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 “majestet”

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