An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kloster

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Kloster

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Kloster.

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2673005An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — KlosterJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Kloster, masculine, ‘monastery,’ from the equivalent Middle High German and Old High German klôster, neuter, borrowed on the introduction of Christianity from Middle Latin and Romance claustrum (Italian chiostro, French cloître), ‘monastery’; compare Klause.