Where does “kloster” come from?

kloster (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin claustrum, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

kloster (Norwegian Bokmål): a monastery; a convent

Definitions

  1. a monastery; a convent

Ancestry of “kloster”, step by step

kloster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin claustrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclaustruma bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure
2Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
3LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
4Proto-Italicklaudōclose

via Old Norse klaustr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklaustr—

Words derived from “kloster”

Every word from Proto-Italic klaudō →Every word from Latin claudo →Every word from Latin claudere →