Where does “clusen” come from?
clusen (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.
clusen (Middle English): To close or bar; to enclose
Definitions
- To close or bar; to enclose
Ancestry of “clusen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | clȳsan | to close, shut |
| 2 | Old English | klūsijan | to close, shut in |
| 3 | Latin | clausum | enclosed space, enclosure; nominative neuter... |
| 4 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 5 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 6 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |