Where does “Schneeglöckchen” come from?

Schneeglöckchen (German) comes from German Glöckchen, 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.

Schneeglöckchen (German): snowdrop

Definitions

  1. snowdrop

Ancestry of “Schneeglöckchen”, step by step

Schneeglöckchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Glöckchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGlöckchenDiminutive of Glocke; bell; little bell
2Germanglockebell percussive instrument
3Middle High Germanglocke—
4Old High Germankloccabell; clock
5Proto-West Germanic*klokkābell
6Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
7Old Irishclocbell; clock
8Proto-Celticklokkosbell
9Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—

via German Schnee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchneesnow; cocaine
2Middle High Germansnêsnow
3Old High Germansnēosnow
4Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
5Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
7Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →