Where does “majestät” come from?

majestät (Swedish) comes from German Majestät, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

majestät (Swedish): majesty (dignified grandness)

Definitions

  1. majesty (dignified grandness)

Ancestry of “majestät”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMajestätmajesty
2Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
3Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “majestät”

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