Where does “keiser” come from?

keiser (Middle Low German) comes from Old High German keisar, from Indonesian kaisar, from Dutch keizer, from Middle Dutch keiser, from Old Dutch keiser, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries — hair.

keiser (Middle Low German): emperor

Definitions

  1. emperor

Ancestry of “keiser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankeisaremperor
2Indonesiankaisaremperor; empress
3Dutchkeizeremperor
4Middle Dutchkeiser—
5Old Dutchkeiseremperor
6Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
7LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
8Latincaesariesor hair
9Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

Words derived from “keiser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Latin caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →