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 percussive instrument

Definitions

  1. bell percussive instrument

Ancestry of “glocke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “glocke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →
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