klocca

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • glocca

Etymology

Borrowed 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).

Akin to Old Norse klokka.

Noun

klocca f

  1. bell
  2. clock

Descendants

  • Middle High German: glocke, glogge
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