Where does “klar” come from?

klar (Norwegian Bokmål) 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.

klar (Norwegian Bokmål): clear; bright; plain

Definitions

  1. clear; bright; plain

Ancestry of “klar”, 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 “klar”

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