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Where does “clogaire” come from?

clogaire (Irish) comes from Irish clog, from Middle Irish cloc, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.

clogaire (Irish): bell ringer

Definitions

  1. bell ringer

Ancestry of “clogaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishclogbell; clock; blowball, clock
2Middle Irishclocbell; clock
3Old Irishclocbell; clock
4Proto-Celticklokkosbell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—

Words derived from “clogaire”

  • clogaireacht
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