Where does “Klocke” come from?

Klocke (Limburgish) comes from Limburgish Klock, from Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Dutch *clocca, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.

Ancestry of “Klocke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LimburgishKlockbell
2Middle Dutchclockebell; something bell-shaped
3Old Dutch*cloccabell
4Proto-West Germanic*klokkābell
5Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
6Old Irishclocbell; clock
7Proto-Celticklokkosbell
8Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →