Where does “klocke” come from?

klocke (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *klokka, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.

Ancestry of “klocke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*klokka—
2Proto-West Germanic*klokkābell
3Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
4Old Irishclocbell; clock
5Proto-Celticklokkosbell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—

Words derived from “klocke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →