Where does “Kaiserschnitt” come from?
Kaiserschnitt (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.
Kaiserschnitt (German): Caesarean section
Definitions
- Caesarean section
Ancestry of “Kaiserschnitt”, step by step
Kaiserschnitt traces back through 3 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 schnitt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schnitt | first/third-person singular preterite of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | snit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | snit | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *snid | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *snidaz | a cut, slice, piece |
via Latin sectio caesarea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sectio caesarea | — |