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

Definitions

  1. monastery

Ancestry of “kloster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkløster—
2Latinclaustruma bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure
3Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
4LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
5Proto-Italicklaudōclose

Words derived from “kloster”

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