Reconstruction:Old Dutch/clusa

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klūsā, which is a borrowing from Late Latin clūsa. Only attested in toponyms.

Noun

*clūsa f

  1. enclosed space, enclosure
  2. cell, hermitage

Inflection

Declension of *clūsa (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *clūsa *clūsa, *clūson
accusative *clūsa, *clūson *clūsa, *clūson
genitive *clūson *clūsono
dative *clūson *clūson

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: cluse
    • Dutch: kluis
      • Afrikaans: kluis
      • → West Frisian: klûs
        • ⇒ West Frisian: klûze
      • → Indonesian: klés

References

  • “klūsa”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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