Where does “clocher” come from?
clocher (French) comes from French cloche, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.
clocher (French): bell tower, steeple; To ring a bell; To wobble
Definitions
- bell tower, steeple; To ring a bell; To wobble
Ancestry of “clocher”, step by step
clocher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French cloche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cloche | bell; a glass covering, originally bell-shaped,... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 3 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |
via Latin cloppicāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cloppicāre | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | cloppus | — |