Where does “keysar” come from?

keysar (Old Swedish) comes 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, from Latin Caesar — hair.

keysar (Old Swedish): emperor

Definitions

  1. emperor

Ancestry of “keysar”, step by step

keysar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German keiser

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

via Middle High German keiser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankeiseremperor
2Old High Germankeisur—

Words derived from “keysar”

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