Where does “kloostergewelf” come from?
kloostergewelf (Dutch) comes from Dutch klooster, from Vulgar Latin clostrum, from Latin claustrum, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.
kloostergewelf (Dutch): a cloister vault
Definitions
- a cloister vault
Ancestry of “kloostergewelf”, step by step
kloostergewelf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch klooster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | klooster | cloister, monastery |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | clostrum | nominative neuter singular of clōstra; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | claustrum | a bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure |
| 4 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 5 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |
via Dutch gewelf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gewelf | vault, cellar; arch, vault |
| 2 | Dutch | welven | to bend like an arch, to arch; to be shaped like... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | welven | to vault, to arch, to roof over; to cover |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *welven | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hwalbijaną | to cause to turn over |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *hwalbaz | curved, vaulted |