Where does “vekkeklokke” come from?

vekkeklokke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål klokke, from Old Norse klokka, from Middle Low German klocke, from Old Saxon *klokka, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos.

vekkeklokke (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of vekkerklokke

Definitions

  1. alternative form of vekkerklokke

Ancestry of “vekkeklokke”, step by step

vekkeklokke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål klokke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålklokkewatch; clock; bell
2Old Norseklokkabell; clock
3Middle Low Germanklocke—
4Old Saxon*klokka—
5Proto-West Germanic*klokkābell
6Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
7Old Irishclocbell; clock
8Proto-Celticklokkosbell
9Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—

via Norwegian Bokmål vekke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvekketo wake up someone; wake someone (up), awaken
2Old Norsevekjato waken, rouse from sleep
3Proto-Germanicwakjanąto wake up, to awaken
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →