Where does “majestetisk” come from?

majestetisk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål majestet, from Latin majestas, from German Majestät, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

majestetisk (Norwegian Bokmål): majestic

Definitions

  1. majestic

Ancestry of “majestetisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmajestetmajesty
2LatinmajestasAlternative form of maiestās
3GermanMajestätmajesty
4Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
5Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from Latin māior →