Where does “kær” come from?

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

kær (Danish): pond, pool; marsh, fen; dear

Definitions

  1. pond, pool; marsh, fen; dear

Ancestry of “kær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekjarrcopsewood, brushwood, thicket
2Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
3LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
4Latincaesariesor hair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

Words derived from “kær”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Latin caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →