Where does “beum-cluig” come from?

beum-cluig (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic clag, from Middle Irish cloc, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.

beum-cluig (Scottish Gaelic): knell

Definitions

  1. knell

Ancestry of “beum-cluig”, step by step

beum-cluig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic clag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicclagbell
2Middle Irishclocbell; clock
3Old Irishclocbell; clock
4Proto-Celticklokkosbell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—

via Scottish Gaelic beum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbeumblow, stroke; stress
2Old Irishbéima blow act of striking or hitting, stroke blow or hit
3Proto-Celtic*beismanstrike, blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →