Where does “Kloschüssel” come from?
Kloschüssel (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.
Kloschüssel (German): toilet bowl, flush toilet, flushing toilet, water closet
Definitions
- toilet bowl, flush toilet, flushing toilet, water closet
Ancestry of “Kloschüssel”, step by step
Kloschüssel 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 Schüssel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schüssel | bowl, platter; basin; dish |
| 2 | Middle High German | schüzzel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scuzzila | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *skutilu | — |
| 5 | Latin | scutella | a small or shallow bowl, basin or dish; a small... |
| 6 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |