Where does “kjarr” come from?

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

kjarr (Old Norse): copsewood, brushwood, thicket

Definitions

  1. copsewood, brushwood, thicket

Ancestry of “kjarr”, step by step

kjarr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic kaisaraz

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

via Proto-Germanic kerzą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickerząbrushwood
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

Words derived from “kjarr”

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