Where does “klukkustund” come from?
klukkustund (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic klukka, from Old Norse klokka, from Middle Low German klocke, from Old Saxon *klokka, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos.
klukkustund (Icelandic): hour
Definitions
- hour
Ancestry of “klukkustund”, step by step
klukkustund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic klukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | klukka | clock; bell |
| 2 | Old Norse | klokka | bell; clock |
| 3 | Middle Low German | klocke | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *klokka | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | bell |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 7 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |
via Icelandic stund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | stund | an undetermined amount of time, a while; an hour;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | stund | time; hour; an undetermined amount of time |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stundō | mark, marker; point in time; period of time |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |