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Where does “Klassen” come from?

Klassen (German) comes from German Klasse, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

Klassen (German): plural of Klasse

Definitions

  1. plural of Klasse

Ancestry of “Klassen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKlassea class; a grouping; class; excellence
2Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
3Proto-Italicklāssis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

Words derived from “Klassen”

  • Dreiklassenwahlrecht
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →