Where does “kejsersnit” come from?

kejsersnit (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.

kejsersnit (Danish): Caesarean section incision in the womb

Definitions

  1. Caesarean section incision in the womb

Ancestry of “kejsersnit”, step by step

kejsersnit traces back through 3 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 Latin sectio caesarea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsectio caesarea—

via Danish snit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsnitcut, incision
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Latin caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →