Where does “Kaiserinwitwe” come from?
Kaiserinwitwe (German) comes from German Kaiserin, 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.
Kaiserinwitwe (German): empress dowager
Definitions
- empress dowager
Ancestry of “Kaiserinwitwe”, step by step
Kaiserinwitwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kaiserin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kaiserin | empress |
| 2 | German | kaiser | emperor ruler of certain monarchies; highest monarch |
| 3 | Middle High German | keiser | emperor |
| 4 | Old High German | keisar | emperor |
| 5 | Indonesian | kaisar | emperor; empress |
| 6 | Dutch | keizer | emperor |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | keiser | — |
| 8 | Old Dutch | keiser | emperor |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kaisaraz | emperor |
| 10 | Latin | Caesar | Julius Caesar; emperor |
| 11 | Latin | caesaries | or hair |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kéysero- | hair |
via German Witwe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Witwe | widow |
| 2 | Middle High German | witewe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wituwa | widow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | widuwā | widow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | widuwǭ | widow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁widʰéwh₂ | widow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁- | to separate, divide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |