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[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Kaiser actually is one of the few German words with 'ai' instead of 'ei' and reflects basically the Roman pronounciation of Caesar.
Btw: Pronouncing 'C' as 'ts / z' instead of 'k' has been a Germanic thing already back then.