Where does “klasse” come from?

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

klasse (German): great, awesome

Definitions

  1. great, awesome

Ancestry of “klasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianклассclass
2Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
3Proto-Italicklāssis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

Words derived from “klasse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →