Where does “Glockengießer” come from?
Glockengießer (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-.
Glockengießer (German): bell founder
Definitions
- bell founder
Ancestry of “Glockengießer”, step by step
Glockengießer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German glocke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | glocke | bell percussive instrument |
| 2 | Middle High German | glocke | — |
| 3 | Old High German | klocca | bell; clock |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | bell |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 6 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |
via German Gießer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gießer | — |