clokke

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Northern French cloque, from Medieval Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia).

Doublet of cloke (“cloak”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɔk(ə)/

Noun

clokke

  1. clock (timekeeping device)

Descendants

  • English: clock
  • Scots: clock

References

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