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Etymology of the English word clock

the English word clock
derived from the French word cloque
derived from the Medieval Latin word clocca (bell)
derived from the Middle Dutch word clocke
derived from the Medieval Latin word clocca (bell)

Derivations in English

clocker, clocklike, clockwise, clockwork, clockmaker

Cognates

Dutch klok, French cloche, German Glocke, Icelandic klukka, Norwegian klokke, Provençal cloca, Swedish klocka

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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