Where does “kloosterzuster” come from?
kloosterzuster (Dutch) comes from Dutch zuster, from Middle Dutch suster, from Old Dutch swester, from Proto-Germanic swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.
kloosterzuster (Dutch): sister (a nun; a female member of a religious community)
Definitions
- sister (a nun; a female member of a religious community)
Ancestry of “kloosterzuster”, step by step
kloosterzuster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zuster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zuster | sister; nurse |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | suster | sister; sister, nun |
| 3 | Old Dutch | swester | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swestēr | sister |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swésōr | sister |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | su-h₁ésh₂-ōr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |
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 |