Where does “קלוג” come from?

קלוג (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German kluoc, from Middle Low German klōk, from Old Saxon *klōk, from Proto-Germanic klōkaz — strong, quick, smart.

קלוג (Yiddish): smart, clever, wise

Definitions

  1. smart, clever, wise

Ancestry of “קלוג”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankluoc—
2Middle Low Germanklōksmart, clever
3Old Saxon*klōk—
4Proto-Germanicklōkazstrong, quick, smart
Every word from Proto-Germanic klōkaz →Every word from Old Saxon *klōk →Every word from Middle Low German klōk →