Where does “mejram” come from?
mejram (Swedish) comes from German Majoran, from Middle High German maiorān, from Old High German maiolan, from Latin maioranus, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
Ancestry of “mejram”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Majoran | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | maiorān | — |
| 3 | Old High German | maiolan | — |
| 4 | Latin | maioranus | ancestor; mayoral |
| 5 | Latin | māior | — |
| 6 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
Words derived from “mejram”