Where does “Wasserklosett” come from?
Wasserklosett (German) comes from German Klosett, from English closet, from Middle English closet, from Old French closet, from Old French clos, from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo — close.
Wasserklosett (German): water closet
Definitions
- water closet
Ancestry of “Wasserklosett”, step by step
Wasserklosett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Klosett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Klosett | toilet |
| 2 | English | closet | Any private area, bowers in the open air; Any... |
| 3 | Middle English | closet | — |
| 4 | Old French | closet | small enclosed area, such as a field or a paddock |
| 5 | Old French | clos | enclosed outdoor area, such as a field or a... |
| 6 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 7 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 8 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |
via German wasser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wasser | inflection of wassern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wazzer | water |
| 3 | Old High German | waȥȥar | water |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |