Where does “klokkeklar” come from?

klokkeklar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

klokkeklar (Norwegian Nynorsk): clear as a bell

Definitions

  1. clear as a bell

Ancestry of “klokkeklar”, step by step

klokkeklar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk klokke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskklokkewatch; 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 Nynorsk klar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskklarclear; bright; plain
2Old Norseklárr—
3Middle Low Germanklār—
4Latinclārusclear, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →