Where does “majestätisk” come from?

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

majestätisk (Swedish): majestic

Definitions

  1. majestic

Ancestry of “majestätisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmajestätmajesty (dignified grandness)
2GermanMajestätmajesty
3Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
4Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
5Proto-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 →