Where does “byggjekloss” come from?
byggjekloss (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kloss, from English close, from Middle English closen, from Old English clȳsan, from Old English klūsijan, from Latin clausum, from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere — close.
byggjekloss (Norwegian Nynorsk): a building block
Definitions
- a building block
Ancestry of “byggjekloss”, step by step
byggjekloss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk kloss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kloss | a block (cuboid piece) |
| 2 | English | close | To remove a gap; To finish, to terminate; To come... |
| 3 | Middle English | closen | to close, enclose |
| 4 | Old English | clȳsan | to close, shut |
| 5 | Old English | klūsijan | to close, shut in |
| 6 | Latin | clausum | enclosed space, enclosure; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 8 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 9 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |