Where does “kluisverklaring” come from?

kluisverklaring (Dutch) comes from Dutch verklaring, from Middle Dutch verclaringe.

kluisverklaring (Dutch): sealed statement

Definitions

  1. sealed statement

Ancestry of “kluisverklaring”, step by step

kluisverklaring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch verklaring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverklaringdeclaration, statement; explanation
2Middle Dutchverclaringe—

via Dutch kluis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkluisa safe
Every word from Middle Dutch verclaringe →Every word from Dutch verklaring →