Where does “majestetisk” come from?
majestetisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): majestic
Ancestry of “majestetisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | majestet | majesty |
| 2 | Latin | majestas | Alternative form of maiestās |
| 3 | German | Majestät | majesty |
| 4 | Latin | māior | — |
| 5 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |