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Where does “kaiserlick” come from?

kaiserlick (French) comes from German kaiserlich, from German kaiser, from Middle High German keiser, from Old High German keisar, from Indonesian kaisar, from Dutch keizer, from Middle Dutch keiser, from Old Dutch keiser — hair.

kaiserlick (French): an Austrian soldier during the French Revolution

Definitions

  1. an Austrian soldier during the French Revolution

Ancestry of “kaiserlick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankaiserlichimperial; imperial, regal: very grand or fine
2Germankaiser—
3Middle High Germankeiser—
4Old High Germankeisaremperor
5Indonesiankaisaremperor; empress
6Dutchkeizeremperor
7Middle Dutchkeiser—
8Old Dutchkeiseremperor
9Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
10LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
11Latincaesariesor hair
12Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →