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