Where does “Glöckchen” come from?

Glöckchen (German) comes from German glocke, from Middle High German glocke, from Old High German klocca, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.

Glöckchen (German): Diminutive of Glocke; bell; little bell

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Glocke; bell; little bell

Ancestry of “Glöckchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglockebell percussive instrument
2Middle High Germanglocke—
3Old High Germankloccabell; clock
4Proto-West Germanic*klokkābell
5Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
6Old Irishclocbell; clock
7Proto-Celticklokkosbell
8Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—

Words derived from “Glöckchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →