Klokke

See also: klokke

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian klokke, from Middle Low German klocke, 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).

Compare German Glocke; English clock.

Noun

Klokke f

  1. bell
  2. clock
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