Where does “keisririik” come from?
keisririik (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.
keisririik (Estonian): empire
Definitions
- empire
Ancestry of “keisririik”, step by step
keisririik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian keiser
| 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 |
via Estonian riik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | riik | state, country, polity; government |
| 2 | Low German | riek | rich |
| 3 | Old Saxon | rīki | kingdom, empire |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rīkī | mighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |