Where does “Kaiserzeit” come from?

Kaiserzeit (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.

Kaiserzeit (German): imperial era

Definitions

  1. imperial era

Ancestry of “Kaiserzeit”, step by step

Kaiserzeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kaiser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankaiseremperor ruler of certain monarchies; highest monarch
2Middle High Germankeiseremperor
3Old High Germankeisaremperor
4Indonesiankaisaremperor; empress
5Dutchkeizeremperor
6Middle Dutchkeiser—
7Old Dutchkeiseremperor
8Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
9LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
10Latincaesariesor hair
11Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

via German Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Latin caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →