Where does “klaustur” come from?

klaustur (Icelandic) comes from Latin claustrum, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

klaustur (Icelandic): monastery, convent

Definitions

  1. monastery, convent

Ancestry of “klaustur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclaustruma bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure
2Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
3LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
4Proto-Italicklaudōclose
Every word from Proto-Italic klaudō →Every word from Latin claudo →Every word from Latin claudere →
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