Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “klocke” come from?

klocke (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Northern French cloque — travelling cloak; bell.

Ancestry of “klocke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Northern Frenchcloquetravelling cloak; bell

Words derived from “klocke”

  • clokke
  • cloc
Every word from Old Northern French cloque →