Where does “cáiser” come from?

cáiser (Portuguese) comes from German kaiser, from Middle High 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.

cáiser (Portuguese): kaiser emperor or the Holy Roman Empire, German Empire or the Austrian Empire

Definitions

  1. kaiser emperor or the Holy Roman Empire, German Empire or the Austrian Empire

Ancestry of “cáiser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankaiseremperor ruler of certain monarchies; highest monarch
2Middle High Germankeiseremperor
3Old High Germankeisaremperor
4Indonesiankaisaremperor; empress
5Dutchkeizeremperor
6Middle Dutchkeiser—
7Old Dutchkeiseremperor
8Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
9LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
10Latincaesariesor hair
11Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Latin caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →
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