Where does “keisaraynja” come from?

keisaraynja (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.

keisaraynja (Icelandic): empress

Definitions

  1. empress

Ancestry of “keisaraynja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickeisariemperor, czar
2Old Norsekeisariemperor
3Middle Low Germankeiseremperor
4Old High Germankeisaremperor
5Indonesiankaisaremperor; empress
6Dutchkeizeremperor
7Middle Dutchkeiser
8Old Dutchkeiseremperor
9Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
10LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
11Latincaesariesor hair
12Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero-Every word from Latin caesariesEvery word from Latin Caesar
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