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”).

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

• *klūsijan

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
  • Middle High German: klūse, klūs
    • German: Klause, Klaus