Where does “Saugglocke” come from?
Saugglocke (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-.
Saugglocke (German): plunger
Definitions
- plunger
Ancestry of “Saugglocke”, step by step
Saugglocke 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 säugen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | säugen | to lactate; to suckle, to give suck |
| 2 | Middle High German | söugen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sougen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saugijaną | to cause to suck, to suckle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūganą | to suck; to suckle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |