Where does “גלאָק” come from?

גלאָק (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German glocke, from Old High German klocca, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.

גלאָק (Yiddish): bell

Definitions

  1. bell

Ancestry of “גלאָק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanglocke—
2Old High Germankloccabell; clock
3Proto-West Germanic*klokkābell
4Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
5Old Irishclocbell; clock
6Proto-Celticklokkosbell
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →