Where does “koekoeksklok” come from?
koekoeksklok (Dutch) comes from Dutch klok, 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.
koekoeksklok (Dutch): cuckoo clock
Definitions
- cuckoo clock
Ancestry of “koekoeksklok”, step by step
koekoeksklok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch klok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | klok | clock; watch; bell |
| 2 | Dutch | klokke | alternative form of klok; bell |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | clocke | bell; something bell-shaped |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *clocca | bell |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | bell |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 7 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |
via Dutch koekoek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koekoek | a cuckoo; a dormer |