Where does “Kirchenglocke” come from?

Kirchenglocke (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-.

Kirchenglocke (German): church bell

Definitions

  1. church bell

Ancestry of “Kirchenglocke”, step by step

Kirchenglocke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German glocke

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-—

via German kirche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankirchechurch building
2Middle High Germankirchechurch
3Old High Germankirihhachurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

Words derived from “Kirchenglocke”

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