Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Nynorsk

Where does “keisar” come from?

keisar (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.

keisar (Norwegian Nynorsk): emperor

Definitions

  1. emperor

Ancestry of “keisar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekeisari—
2Middle Low Germankeiseremperor
3Old High Germankeisaremperor
4Indonesiankaisaremperor; empress
5Dutchkeizeremperor
6Middle Dutchkeiser—
7Old Dutchkeiseremperor
8Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
9LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
10Latincaesariesor hair
11Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

Words derived from “keisar”

  • keisarpingvin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →