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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

  1. empire

Ancestry of “Kaiserreich”, step by step

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