Where does “klask” come from?

klask (Breton) comes from Middle Breton clasq, from Vulgar Latin *quaest-, from Latin quaerō, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.

klask (Breton): to search, look for; to try; to cope

Definitions

  1. to search, look for; to try; to cope

Ancestry of “klask”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Bretonclasq—
2Vulgar Latin*quaest-—
3Latinquaerōto seek, look for
4Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire

Words derived from “klask”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō →Every word from Latin quaerō →