Where does “klokkeslæt” come from?

klokkeslæt (Danish) comes from Danish klokke, 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.

klokkeslæt (Danish): time, hour

Definitions

  1. time, hour

Ancestry of “klokkeslæt”, step by step

klokkeslæt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish klokke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishklokkebell; time, hour, o'clock; watch
2Old Norseklokkabell; clock
3Middle Low Germanklocke—
4Old Saxon*klokka—
5Proto-West Germanic*klokkābell
6Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
7Old Irishclocbell; clock
8Proto-Celticklokkosbell
9Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—

via Danish slæt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishslætbeat instrument, bell
2Old Norsesláttrmowing; playing
3Proto-Germanicslahtuzstriking, hitting, beating; killing
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →