Where does “Maj-Britt” come from?
Maj-Britt (Swedish) comes from Swedish britt, from German Brite, from Latin britto, from Latin Brittania, from Ancient Greek Βρεττανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Maj-Britt (Swedish): popular in the 1920s and the 1930s
Definitions
- popular in the 1920s and the 1930s
Ancestry of “Maj-Britt”, step by step
Maj-Britt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish britt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | britt | Briton; an inhabitant of Great Britain |
| 2 | German | Brite | Briton |
| 3 | Latin | britto | a Briton |
| 4 | Latin | Brittania | Britain |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Βρεττανία | the British Isles |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Swedish maj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | maj | May |
| 2 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 3 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |