Where does “clocken” come from?

clocken (Middle English) comes from Old English cloccian, from Proto-West Germanic *klukkwōn, from Proto-Germanic klukkwōną — to cluck.

clocken (Middle English): Alternative form of clokken

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of clokken

Ancestry of “clocken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcloccianto cluck, make a noise
2Proto-West Germanic*klukkwōnto cluck
3Proto-Germanicklukkwōnąto cluck
Every word from Proto-Germanic klukkwōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *klukkwōn →Every word from Old English cloccian →
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