Where does “klárr” come from?

klárr (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German klār, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Ancestry of “klárr”, step by step

klárr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German klār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanklār
2Latinclārusclear, bright
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Proto-Germanic klawaraz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklawaraz

Words derived from “klárr

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