Where does “keisarpingvin” come from?
keisarpingvin (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk keisar, 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.
keisarpingvin (Norwegian Nynorsk): emperor penguin; "Aptenodytes forsteri"
Definitions
- emperor penguin; "Aptenodytes forsteri"
Ancestry of “keisarpingvin”, step by step
keisarpingvin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk keisar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | keisar | emperor |
| 2 | Old Norse | keisari | emperor |
| 3 | Middle Low German | keiser | emperor |
| 4 | Old High German | keisar | emperor |
| 5 | Indonesian | kaisar | emperor; empress |
| 6 | Dutch | keizer | emperor |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | keiser | — |
| 8 | Old Dutch | keiser | emperor |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kaisaraz | emperor |
| 10 | Latin | Caesar | Julius Caesar; emperor |
| 11 | Latin | caesaries | or hair |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kéysero- | hair |
via Norwegian Nynorsk pingvin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | pingvin | a penguin |
| 2 | French | pingouin | auk, razorbill; penguin |
| 3 | Dutch | pinguïn | A penguin, flightless marine bird of the order... |
| 4 | English | penguin | Any of several flightless sea birds, of order... |
| 5 | Welsh | gwyn | white; blessed |
| 6 | Proto-Brythonic | gwɨnn | white |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |