Where does “watchclock” come from?

watchclock (English) comes from English clock, from Middle English clokke, 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.

watchclock (English): Synonym of watchman's detector

Definitions

  1. Synonym of watchman's detector

Ancestry of “watchclock”, step by step

watchclock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English clock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclockAn instrument used to measure or keep track of...
2Middle Englishclokkeclock, timekeeping device
3Middle Dutchclockebell; something bell-shaped
4Old Dutch*cloccabell
5Proto-West Germanic*klokkābell
6Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
7Old Irishclocbell; clock
8Proto-Celticklokkosbell
9Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-

via English watch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwatchA portable or wearable timepiece; The act of...
2EnglishpuppyA young dog, especially before sexual maturity; A...
3EnglishpuppieObsolete form of puppy
4Middle Frenchpoupéedoll, toy
5Old Frenchpoupée
6Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
7Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg-Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkosEvery word from Old Irish cloc