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English word origin

Etymology of kloyz

From Yiddish קלויז (kloyz), from Middle High German klūse (“hermitage”, by extension “snug, narrow dwelling”), from Old High German klūsa, from Proto-West Germanic *klūsā, from Latin clūsa (“something closed”). Cognate w

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noun

a small private synagogue or circle of religious learning

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From Yiddish קלויז (kloyz), from Middle High German klūse (“hermitage”, by extension “snug, narrow dwelling”), from Old High German klūsa, from Proto-West Germanic *klūsā, from Latin clūsa (“something closed”). Cognate with German Klause, Dutch kluis, Old English clūse.

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  • Borrowed-form mentionקלויזyi
  • Derivation mentionklūsegmh · hermitage”, by extension “snug, narrow dwelling
  • Derivation mentionklūsagoh
  • Derivation mention*klūsāgmw-pro
  • Derivation mentionclususla · something closed
  • Cognate mentionKlausede
  • Cognate mentionkluisnl
  • Cognate mentionclūseang
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