Where does “gadekær” come from?

gadekær (Danish) comes from Danish kær, from Old Norse kjarr, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

gadekær (Danish): an artificial pond in a village (used for e.g. fire extinguishing and rainwater draining)

Definitions

  1. an artificial pond in a village (used for e.g. fire extinguishing and rainwater draining)

Ancestry of “gadekær”, step by step

gadekær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkærpond, pool; marsh, fen; dear
2Old Norsekjarrcopsewood, brushwood, thicket
3Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
4LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
5Latincaesariesor hair
6Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

via Danish gade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgadestreet
2Old Danishgatæ
3Old Norsegátariddle
4Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero-Every word from Latin caesariesEvery word from Latin Caesar
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