Where does “keisari” come from?
keisari (Icelandic) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz — hair.
keisari (Icelandic): emperor, czar
Definitions
- emperor, czar
Ancestry of “keisari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | keisari | emperor |
| 2 | Middle Low 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 |