Where does “klok” come from?
klok (Dutch) comes from Dutch klokke, from Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Dutch *clocca, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.
klok (Dutch): clock; watch; bell
Ancestry of “klok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | klokke | alternative form of klok; bell |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | clocke | bell; something bell-shaped |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *clocca | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 6 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |
Words derived from “klok”