Where does “Kaiserreich” come from?
Kaiserreich (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.
Kaiserreich (German): empire
Definitions
- empire
Ancestry of “Kaiserreich”, step by step
Kaiserreich 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 reich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | reich | rich; singular imperative of reichen |
| 2 | Middle High German | rīche | rich |
| 3 | Old High German | rīhhi | rich, mighty; power, might, empire; realm |
| 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 |