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Posted by Tyrone Slothrop on Sunday, May 15 2022 at 10:31:05AM
In reply to What is the etymology of... posted by Plyushkin on Sunday, May 15 2022 at 05:57:15AM
seit dem 13.Jh. Lehnübertr. von (ex)clusa 'befestigter Platz, Burg'
(Paul, Deutsches Wörterbuch)

So now all you need to find out is why castles in mediaeval Latin were called (ex)clusa.
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