Where does “Klomuschel” come from?

Klomuschel (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.

Klomuschel (German): toilet bowl, flush toilet, flushing toilet, water closet

Definitions

  1. toilet bowl, flush toilet, flushing toilet, water closet

Ancestry of “Klomuschel”, step by step

Klomuschel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Klo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKlotoilet, loo
2GermanKlosetttoilet
3EnglishclosetAny private area, bowers in the open air; Any...
4Middle Englishcloset—
5Old Frenchclosetsmall enclosed area, such as a field or a paddock
6Old Frenchclosenclosed outdoor area, such as a field or a...
7Latinclaususclosed, inaccessible; having been closed;...
8Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
9LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
10Proto-Italicklaudōclose

via German Muschel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMuschela bivalve; a mussel; a snailshell
2Old High Germanmuscula—
3Proto-Germanic*muskulā—
4LatinmusculaDiminutive of musca
5Latinmūsculusa small mouse
6Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
7Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
8Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Italic klaudō →Every word from Latin claudo →Every word from Latin claudere →