Where does “keisaraskurður” come from?
keisaraskurður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic keisari, from Old Norse keisari, from Middle Low German keiser, from Old High German keisar, from Indonesian kaisar, from Dutch keizer, from Middle Dutch keiser, from Old Dutch keiser — hair.
keisaraskurður (Icelandic): Caesarean section
Definitions
- Caesarean section
Ancestry of “keisaraskurður”, step by step
keisaraskurður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic keisari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | keisari | emperor, czar |
| 2 | Old Norse | keisari | emperor |
| 3 | Middle Low 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 |
via Icelandic skurður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skurður | the act of cutting something; cut, wound;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skurðr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skurdiz | cutting, shearing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kr̥(H)tís | — |