Where does “gentlemannamässighet” come from?
gentlemannamässighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish gentlemannamässig, from Swedish gentleman, from English gentleman, from Middle English gentilman, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा — big, great.
gentlemannamässighet (Swedish): gentlemanliness
Definitions
- gentlemanliness
Ancestry of “gentlemannamässighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gentlemannamässig | gentlemanly |
| 2 | Swedish | gentleman | a gentleman (refined, well-mannered man) |
| 3 | English | gentleman | A man of gentle but not noble birth,... |
| 4 | Middle English | gentilman | gentleman |
| 5 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 6 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 8 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |