Where does “Klosettpapier” come from?

Klosettpapier (German) comes from German papier, from Middle High German papier, from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é.

Klosettpapier (German): toilet paper

Definitions

  1. toilet paper

Ancestry of “Klosettpapier”, step by step

Klosettpapier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German papier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpapierpaper material
2Middle High Germanpapier
3Old Frenchpapierto murmur
4Old Catalanpaperpaper sheet material typically used for writing on or printing
5Latinpapȳruspapyrus plant
6French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
7Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
8Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
9Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
10Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
11Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via German Klosett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKlosetttoilet
2EnglishclosetAny private area, bowers in the open air; Any...
3Middle Englishcloset
4Old Frenchclosetsmall enclosed area, such as a field or a paddock
5Old Frenchclosenclosed outdoor area, such as a field or a...
6Latinclaususclosed, inaccessible; having been closed;...
7Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
8LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
9Proto-Italicklaudōclose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from French -ineEvery word from Latin -a