Where does “clioche” come from?

clioche (Norman) comes from Old French cloche, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.

clioche (Norman): bell

Definitions

  1. bell

Ancestry of “clioche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchclochebell
2Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
3Old Irishclocbell; clock
4Proto-Celticklokkosbell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →