Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klokkā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Medieval Latin clocca (“bell”).[1]

Noun

*klokkā f

  1. bell
    Synonym: *bellā

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *klokkā
Genitive *klokkōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *klokkā *klokkōn
Accusative *klokkōn *klokkōn
Genitive *klokkōn *klokkōnō
Dative *klokkōn *klokkōm, *klokkum
Instrumental *klokkōn *klokkōm, *klokkum

Descendants

  • Old English: clucge, clugge, clucgge
  • Old Frisian: klokke
  • Old Saxon: *klokka
  • Old Dutch: *clocca
  • Old High German: klocca, glocca
    • Middle High German: glocke, glogge

References

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “klok”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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