Where does “kejsarsnitt” come from?
kejsarsnitt (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.
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Ancestry of “kejsarsnitt”, step by step
kejsarsnitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kejsare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kejsare | emperor |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kesar | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | keiser | emperor |
| 4 | Old High German | keisar | emperor |
| 5 | Indonesian | kaisar | emperor; empress |
| 6 | Dutch | keizer | emperor |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | keiser | — |
| 8 | Old Dutch | keiser | emperor |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kaisaraz | emperor |
| 10 | Latin | Caesar | Julius Caesar; emperor |
| 11 | Latin | caesaries | or hair |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kéysero- | hair |