Where does “claus” come from?

claus (Old Occitan) comes from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

Ancestry of “claus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclaususclosed, inaccessible; having been closed;...
2Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
3LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
4Proto-Italicklaudōclose

Words derived from “claus”

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