Where does “kejsarhummer” come from?

kejsarhummer (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.

kejsarhummer (Swedish): Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus

Definitions

  1. Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus

Ancestry of “kejsarhummer”, step by step

kejsarhummer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kejsare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkejsareemperor
2Old Swedishkesar
3Middle High Germankeiseremperor
4Old High Germankeisaremperor
5Indonesiankaisaremperor; empress
6Dutchkeizeremperor
7Middle Dutchkeiser
8Old Dutchkeiseremperor
9Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
10LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
11Latincaesariesor hair
12Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

via Swedish hummer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhummerlobster
2Old Norsehumarrlobster
3Proto-Germanic*humarazlobster
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