Where does “klocca” come from?
klocca (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.
klocca (Old High German): bell; clock
Definitions
- bell; clock
Ancestry of “klocca”, step by step
klocca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic *klokkā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | 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- | — |
via Latin clocca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | clocca | bell |