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Where does “kloster” come from?

kloster (Old Swedish) comes from Latin claustrum, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

Ancestry of “kloster”, 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 “kloster”

  • fransiskaaniluostari
  • birgittalaisluostari
  • nunnaluostari
  • augustinolaisluostari
  • benediktiiniluostari
  • luostari
  • luostarikirkko
  • dominikaaniluostari
  • kloster
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