Where does “Kaiser” come from?

Kaiser (German) comes from Middle High 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, from Latin Caesar — hair.

Kaiser (German): emperor

Definitions

  1. emperor

Ancestry of “Kaiser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankeiseremperor
2Old High Germankeisaremperor
3Indonesiankaisaremperor; empress
4Dutchkeizeremperor
5Middle Dutchkeiser—
6Old Dutchkeiseremperor
7Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
8LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
9Latincaesariesor hair
10Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

Words derived from “Kaiser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →