English
linen closet
From linen + closet.
Proto-Germanic *līną ‘flax’
Proto-West Germanic *līnīn ‘made of flax’
Old English līnen ‘linen", "made of flax’
Middle English lynnen ‘made of flax fibers’
English linen
Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- ‘key, hook, nail’
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Latin clausum
Old French clos ‘private space’
Old French closet ‘a small enclosed area, such as a field or a…’
Middle English closet
English closet
Today it means
noun A shelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen, particularly bedlinen and associated bedding, but also bathroom and kitchen linen (towels, etc.).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / linen closet