Where does “Glocke” come from?
Glocke (German) comes 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-.
Glocke (German): bell
Definitions
- bell
Ancestry of “Glocke”, step by step
Glocke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German glocke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | glocke | — |
| 2 | Old High German | klocca | bell; clock |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | bell |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 5 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |
via Middle High German glogge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | glogge | — |