Where does “cluigean” come from?

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

cluigean (Scottish Gaelic): something that dangles

Definitions

  1. something that dangles

Ancestry of “cluigean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicclagbell
2Middle Irishclocbell; clock
3Old Irishclocbell; clock
4Proto-Celticklokkosbell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →