Where does “klokketårn” come from?

klokketårn (Danish) comes from Danish tårn, from Old Norse turn, from Middle Low German tōrn, from Old French tor, from French tour, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

klokketårn (Danish): a bell tower

Definitions

  1. a bell tower

Ancestry of “klokketårn”, step by step

klokketårn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tårn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtårntower; rook; imperative of tårne
2Old Norseturn
3Middle Low Germantōrn
4Old Frenchtortower; bull
5Frenchtourtower; rook; apartment building
6LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
7Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-Every word from Ancient Greek τόρνος