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
Ancestry of “clioche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | cloche | bell |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 3 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |