Where does “cloquer” come from?

cloquer (French) comes from French cloqué, from French cloche, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.

cloquer (French): to blister, get blisters

Definitions

  1. to blister, get blisters

Ancestry of “cloquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcloquépast participle of cloquer; blistered, puckered
2Frenchclochebell; a glass covering, originally bell-shaped,...
3Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
4Old Irishclocbell; clock
5Proto-Celticklokkosbell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →