Where does “klokke” come from?

klokke (Danish) comes from Old Norse klokka, from Middle Low German klocke, from Old Saxon *klokka, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.

klokke (Danish): bell; time, hour, o'clock; watch

Definitions

  1. bell; time, hour, o'clock; watch

Ancestry of “klokke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklokkabell; clock
2Middle Low Germanklocke—
3Old Saxon*klokka—
4Proto-West Germanic*klokkābell
5Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
6Old Irishclocbell; clock
7Proto-Celticklokkosbell
8Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—

Words derived from “klokke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →