Where does “klōsta” come from?

klōsta (Old High German) comes from Latin claustrum, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

Ancestry of “klōsta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “klōsta”

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