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Where does “keiser” come from?

keiser (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch keiser, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

Ancestry of “keiser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkeiseremperor
2Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
3LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
4Latincaesariesor hair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

Words derived from “keiser”

  • keizersnede
  • keizer
  • kaisar
  • keiser
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