Where does “clok” come from?

clok (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch clocke, 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-.

clok (Middle English): Alternative form of clokke; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of clokke; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “clok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchclockebell; something bell-shaped
2Old Dutch*cloccabell
3Proto-West Germanic*klokkābell
4Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
5Old Irishclocbell; clock
6Proto-Celticklokkosbell
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—

Words derived from “clok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →
clok — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer