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Where does “kejsardöme” come from?

kejsardöme (Swedish) comes from Swedish kejsare, from Old Swedish kesar, from Middle High German keiser, from Old High German keisar, from Indonesian kaisar, from Dutch keizer, from Middle Dutch keiser, from Old Dutch keiser — hair.

kejsardöme (Swedish): an empire, the realm of an emperor

Definitions

  1. an empire, the realm of an emperor

Ancestry of “kejsardöme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkejsareemperor
2Old Swedishkesar—
3Middle High Germankeiser—
4Old High Germankeisaremperor
5Indonesiankaisaremperor; empress
6Dutchkeizeremperor
7Middle Dutchkeiser—
8Old Dutchkeiseremperor
9Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
10LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
11Latincaesariesor hair
12Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →