Kaiser
English
/ˈkaɪzə(ɹ)/, /ˈkaɪzɚ/
noun
Definitions
- An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), the Austrian Empire (1806–1918), or the German Empire (1871–1918) — often specifically Wilhelm II — or (rarely) any emperor.
- A Kaiser roll.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kaiser (emperor) derived from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kaisaraz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kaiser English
- Caesar Latin
- Kaiser German
- Kaiserhaus German
- Kaiserin German
- Kaiserkrone German
- Kaiserpinguin German
- Kaiserreich German
- Kaiserschnitt German
- Kaisersemmel German
- Kaiserslautern German
- Kaisertum German
- Kaiserzeit German
- kaiserlich German
- kaisertreu German
- káiser Spanish, Castilian
- *kaisaraz Proto-Germanic
- kajzerka Polish
- *cěsařь Proto-Slavic
- Kaiser Cebuano
- keisar Old High German
- keisur Old High German
- keiser Middle High German
- 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 Gothic
- keiser Old Dutch
- цѣсарь Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- цьсарь Old East Slavic
- kaiser Old Frisian