Where does “Gangklo” come from?
Gangklo (German) comes from German Klo, from German Klosett, from English closet, from Middle English closet, from Old French closet, from Old French clos, from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere — close.
Gangklo (German): a shared toilet in the hallway of an apartment building
Definitions
- a shared toilet in the hallway of an apartment building
Ancestry of “Gangklo”, step by step
Gangklo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Klo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Klo | toilet, loo |
| 2 | German | Klosett | toilet |
| 3 | English | closet | Any private area, bowers in the open air; Any... |
| 4 | Middle English | closet | — |
| 5 | Old French | closet | small enclosed area, such as a field or a paddock |
| 6 | Old French | clos | enclosed outdoor area, such as a field or a... |
| 7 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 8 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 9 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |
via German gang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gang | obsolete form of geh, second-person imperative... |
| 2 | English | gang | To go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;... |
| 3 | Middle English | gang | going |
| 4 | Old English | gang | going, walking; path; gait |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |