Where does “klokka” come from?

klokka (Faroese) comes from Old Norse klokka, from Middle Low German klocke, from Old Saxon *klokka, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.

klokka (Faroese): clock; bell; to chime

Definitions

  1. clock; bell; to chime

Ancestry of “klokka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklokkabell; clock
2Middle Low Germanklocke—
3Old Saxon*klokka—
4Proto-West Germanic*klokkābell
5Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
6Old Irishclocbell; clock
7Proto-Celticklokkosbell
8Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →