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Where does “closen” come from?

closen (Middle English) comes from Old English clȳsan, from Old English klūsijan, from Latin clausum, from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

closen (Middle English): to close, enclose

Definitions

  1. to close, enclose

Ancestry of “closen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclȳsanto close, shut
2Old Englishklūsijanto close, shut in
3Latinclausumenclosed space, enclosure; nominative neuter...
4Latinclaususclosed, inaccessible; having been closed;...
5Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
6LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
7Proto-Italicklaudōclose

Words derived from “closen”

  • close
  • closely
  • closer
  • closing
  • closeness
  • unclose
  • closemouthed
  • reclose
  • preclosing
  • closeth
  • recloser
  • closable
  • closereefed
  • closeby
  • closefisted
  • reclosable
  • closeminded
  • closeable
  • closen
  • closemindedness
  • closish
  • closehanded
  • nonclosing
  • recloseable
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