Where does “kvindekær” come from?

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

kvindekær (Danish): flirtatious towards women

Definitions

  1. flirtatious towards women

Ancestry of “kvindekær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danish-kærForms adjectives with the meaning "likes, is fond...
2Danishkærpond, pool; marsh, fen; dear
3Old Norsekjarrcopsewood, brushwood, thicket
4Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
5LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
6Latincaesariesor hair
7Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Latin caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →