Where does “klár” come from?

klár (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse klárr, from Middle Low German klār, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

klár (Icelandic): clever, sharp bright, certain, knowledgeable

Definitions

  1. clever, sharp bright, certain, knowledgeable

Ancestry of “klár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklárr—
2Middle Low Germanklār—
3Latinclārusclear, bright
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “klár”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Latin clārus →Every word from Middle Low German klār →