Where does “keizersnede” come from?

keizersnede (Dutch) comes from Dutch keizer, from Middle Dutch keiser, from Old Dutch keiser, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

keizersnede (Dutch): Caesarean section

Definitions

  1. Caesarean section

Ancestry of “keizersnede”, step by step

keizersnede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch keizer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkeizeremperor
2Middle Dutchkeiser—
3Old Dutchkeiseremperor
4Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
5LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
6Latincaesariesor hair
7Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

via Dutch snede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnedecut, section
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Latin caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →