Where does “Kaiserpinguin” come from?
Kaiserpinguin (German) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz — hair.
Kaiserpinguin (German): emperor penguin
Definitions
- emperor penguin
Ancestry of “Kaiserpinguin”, step by step
Kaiserpinguin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kaiser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kaiser | emperor ruler of certain monarchies; highest monarch |
| 2 | Middle High 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 German Pinguin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pinguin | penguin |
| 2 | Dutch | pinguïn | A penguin, flightless marine bird of the order... |
| 3 | English | penguin | Any of several flightless sea birds, of order... |
| 4 | Welsh | gwyn | white; blessed |
| 5 | Proto-Brythonic | gwɨnn | white |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |