Where does “kloster” come from?
kloster (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish kløster, from Latin claustrum, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.
kloster (Swedish): monastery
Ancestry of “kloster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | kløster | — |
| 2 | Latin | claustrum | a bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure |
| 3 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 4 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |
Words derived from “kloster”