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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klūsā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin clūsa, clausa (“closure; enclosure; cell; dam”), from Latin clūsus, clausus (“closed, enclosed, locked up”).[1]

Noun

*klūsā f

  1. enclosed space, enclosure
    Synonyms: *gard, *hagō
  2. cell, hermitage
  3. dam, floodgate
    Synonym: *damm
  4. lock, bolt
    Synonym: *lok

Inflection
ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *klūsā
Genitive *klūsōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *klūsā *klūsōn
Accusative *klūsōn *klūsōn
Genitive *klūsōn *klūsōnō
Dative *klūsōn *klūsōm, *klūsum
Instrumental *klūsōn *klūsōm, *klūsum

Alternative reconstructions
  • *klūsu

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Old English: clūse, clūs
    • Middle English: cluse, clouse, clowse
  • Old Dutch: *klūsa
    • Middle Dutch: cluse
      • Dutch: kluis
        • Afrikaans: kluis
        • → West Frisian: klûs
          • ⇒ West Frisian: klûze
        • → Indonesian: klés
  • Old High German: klūsa

References
  1. Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “kluis”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎ (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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