Where does “Kläckelchen” come from?
Kläckelchen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish klack, from Middle High German klocke, 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-.
Kläckelchen (Luxembourgish): Diminutive of Klack
Ancestry of “Kläckelchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | klack | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | klocke | — |
| 3 | Old High German | klocca | bell; clock |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 6 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |