Where does “クロークルーム” come from?
クロークルーム (Japanese) comes from English cloakroom, from English cloak, from Middle English cloke, from Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Dutch *clocca, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc.
クロークルーム (Japanese): cloakroom
Definitions
- cloakroom
Ancestry of “クロークルーム”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cloakroom | A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and... |
| 2 | English | cloak | A long outer garment worn over the shoulders... |
| 3 | Middle English | cloke | Alternative form of clokke; cloak, cape; claw,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | clocke | bell; something bell-shaped |
| 5 | Old Dutch | *clocca | bell |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | bell |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 8 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |