English
Klock
Klock comes from Middle Low German klok ‘clever, wise’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *klōkaz ‘strong, quick, smart’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*klōkaz‘strong, quick, smart’reconstructed
- Old Saxonc. 800–1200*klōkreconstructed
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600klok‘clever, wise’
- EnglishtodayKlock
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*klōkaz‘strong, quick, smart’reconstructed
- Old Saxonc. 800–1200*klōkreconstructed
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600klok‘clever, wise’
- EnglishtodayKlock
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *klōkaz
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *klōkaz / Klock