Where does “keiserlik” come from?
keiserlik (Estonian) comes from Estonian keiser, 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.
keiserlik (Estonian): imperial
Definitions
- imperial
Ancestry of “keiserlik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | keiser | emperor |
| 2 | Middle Low German | keiser | emperor |
| 3 | Old High German | keisar | emperor |
| 4 | Indonesian | kaisar | emperor; empress |
| 5 | Dutch | keizer | emperor |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | keiser | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | keiser | emperor |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kaisaraz | emperor |
| 9 | Latin | Caesar | Julius Caesar; emperor |
| 10 | Latin | caesaries | or hair |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kéysero- | hair |