Where does “*klokkā” come from?

*klokkā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.

*klokkā (Proto-West Germanic): bell

Definitions

  1. bell

Ancestry of “*klokkā”, step by step

*klokkā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin clocca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
2Old Irishclocbell; clock
3Proto-Celticklokkosbell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—

via Late Latin clocca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincloccabell

Words derived from “*klokkā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →