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

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Klack

Ancestry of “Kläckelchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishklackbell
2Middle High Germanklocke—
3Old High Germankloccabell; clock
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 →