Where does “kluoc” come from?

kluoc (Middle High German) comes from Middle Low German klōk, from Old Saxon *klōk, from Proto-Germanic klōkaz — strong, quick, smart.

Ancestry of “kluoc”, step by step

kluoc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German klōk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanklōksmart, clever
2Old Saxon*klōk—
3Proto-Germanicklōkazstrong, quick, smart

via Middle Dutch cloec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcloec—

Words derived from “kluoc”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klōkaz →Every word from Old Saxon *klōk →Every word from Middle Low German klōk →