Where does “Schnéikläckelchen” come from?

Schnéikläckelchen (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-.

Schnéikläckelchen (Luxembourgish): snowdrop

Definitions

  1. snowdrop

Ancestry of “Schnéikläckelchen”, step by step

Schnéikläckelchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish klack

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-—

via Luxembourgish Schnéi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchnéisnow
2Old High Germansnēosnow
3Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →