Where does “Achtdoagesklock” come from?
Achtdoagesklock (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Klock, 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, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.
Achtdoagesklock (Plautdietsch): eight-day clock
Definitions
- eight-day clock
Ancestry of “Achtdoagesklock”, step by step
Achtdoagesklock traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Klock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Klock | clock |
| 2 | Middle Low German | klocke | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *klokka | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | bell |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 6 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |
via Plautdietsch Acht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Acht | respect, esteem |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | ą̄htu | persecution |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ahjaną | to think |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via Plautdietsch Doag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Doag | — |