Where does “kjerr” come from?

kjerr (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse kjarr, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

kjerr (Norwegian Nynorsk): thicket

Definitions

thicket

Ancestry of “kjerr”, step by step

kjerr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kjarr

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	kjarr	copsewood, brushwood, thicket
2	Proto-Germanic	kaisaraz	emperor
3	Latin	Caesar	Julius Caesar; emperor
4	Latin	caesaries	or hair
5	Proto-Indo-European	kéysero-	hair

via Slovene kjer

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Slovene	kjer	where
2	Proto-Slavic	kъdě	where
3	Proto-Slavic	kǫda	where, whither
4	Proto-Indo-European	kʷom-dʰ-	—

Words derived from “kjerr”

kjerre
kjerrehjul

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