Where does “Kaiserslauterer” come from?
Kaiserslauterer (German) comes from German Kaiserslautern, 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.
Kaiserslauterer (German): a native or inhabitant of Kaiserslautern
Definitions
- a native or inhabitant of Kaiserslautern
Ancestry of “Kaiserslauterer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kaiserslautern | — |
| 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 |