Where does “clocke” come from?
clocke (Middle Dutch) comes 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-.
clocke (Middle Dutch): bell; something bell-shaped
Definitions
- bell; something bell-shaped
Ancestry of “clocke”, step by step
clocke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch *clocca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | *clocca | bell |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | bell |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 4 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |
via Old Dutch klokka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | klokka | — |