Where does “kejserlig” come from?

kejserlig (Danish) comes from Danish kejser, from Middle Low German keiser, from Old High German keisar, from Indonesian kaisar, from Dutch keizer, from Middle Dutch keiser, from Old Dutch keiser, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz — hair.

kejserlig (Danish): imperial

Definitions

  1. imperial

Ancestry of “kejserlig”, step by step

kejserlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kejser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkejseremperor
2Middle Low Germankeiseremperor
3Old High Germankeisaremperor
4Indonesiankaisaremperor; empress
5Dutchkeizeremperor
6Middle Dutchkeiser—
7Old Dutchkeiseremperor
8Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
9LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
10Latincaesariesor hair
11Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

via Danish lig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk—
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Latin caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →