Where does “blåklocka” come from?
blåklocka (Swedish) comes from Swedish klocka, from Old Swedish klockæ, from Old Norse klokka, from Middle Low German klocke, from Old Saxon *klokka, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc.
blåklocka (Swedish): a campanula, especially harebell/Scottish bluebell (Campanula rotundifolia) (liten blåklocka) and the peach-leaved bellflower (Campanula persicifolia) (stor blåklocka)
Definitions
- a campanula, especially harebell/Scottish bluebell (Campanula rotundifolia) (liten blåklocka) and the peach-leaved bellflower (Campanula persicifolia) (stor blåklocka)
Ancestry of “blåklocka”, step by step
blåklocka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish klocka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | klocka | clock, watch; an instrument used to measure or... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | klockæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | klokka | bell; clock |
| 4 | Middle Low German | klocke | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *klokka | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | bell |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 8 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |
via Swedish blå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blå | blue; of or pertaining to conservatives or... |
| 2 | Swedish | trä | wood; a tree; Short for slagträ |
| 3 | Old Norse | tré | tree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 5 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |