Where does “overklokken” come from?
overklokken (Dutch) comes from Dutch klokken, 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.
overklokken (Dutch): to overclock
Definitions
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Ancestry of “overklokken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | klokken | to time, clock; to gurgle; to cluck |
| 2 | Dutch | klok | clock; watch; bell |
| 3 | Dutch | klokke | alternative form of klok; bell |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | clocke | bell; something bell-shaped |
| 5 | Old Dutch | *clocca | bell |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | bell |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 8 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |