Where does “cloc” come from?
cloc (Welsh) comes from Middle English clok, from Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Dutch *clocca, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.
cloc (Welsh): clock
Definitions
- clock
Ancestry of “cloc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | clok | Alternative form of clokke; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | clocke | bell; something bell-shaped |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *clocca | bell |
| 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- | — |