Where does “קלאָר” come from?

קלאָר (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German klār, from Middle Dutch clâer, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

קלאָר (Yiddish): clear; sane

Definitions

  1. clear; sane

Ancestry of “קלאָר”, step by step

קלאָר traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German klār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklār—
2Middle Dutchclâerbright, shining, ready, finished
3Latinclārusclear, bright
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Old French cler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchclerbright, well-lit, not dark; clear

Words derived from “קלאָר”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Latin clārus →Every word from Middle Dutch clâer →