Words for bell, clock and related things in Celtic languages:
| Proto-Celtic | *klokkos = bell |
|---|---|
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | cloc = bell |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | clog [klˠɔɡ] = bell, clock; blowball, (dandelion) clock clogaire = bell-ringer, bellman clogaireacht = bell-ringing clogán = small bell clogarnach = ringing, sound of bells clogás = bell-tower, belfry |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | clag [kl̪ˠag] = bell; crash, loud noise clagach = pertaining to or abounding in bells, bell-shaped clagan = small bell clag-mheur = hand (of a clock) clag-chumach = bell-shaped clag-pìobach = chime clag-lann = belfry, steeple clag-smàlaidh = curfew |
| Manx (Gaelg) | clag = bell, clock, ball clag aile = fire alarm clag dooishtee = alarm clock clag greiney = sundial |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | klych, cloch = bell |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | cloch [kloːχ] = bell, bell-shaped object, bubble; prize, feat; o’clock clochaf, clochi, clocho = to bubble, gurgle, speak loudly, make a loud noise, clamour, shout clochaidd = noisy, resonant, sounding like a bell clochog = noisy, shrill, loud, boisterous, bubbling, boiling clochyrrwr = bell-ringer cloch (a)larwm = alarm-bell, warning bell cloch (y) drws = doorbell |
| Middle Cornish (Cernewec) | cloch = bell |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | klogh [klɔ:x / klo:h] = bell klogh meur = church bell |
| Middle Breton (brezonec) | cloch, cloc’h, clec’h = bell |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | kloc’h = bell kloc’hdi = church tower, steeple, bell tower kloc’h-galv = warning bell kloc’h-skouarn = earring kloc’had = peal of a bell |
Etymology: from the Proto-Indo-European *klēg-/*klōg- (onomatopoeia), or from *kleg- (to cry, sound) [source]. English words from the same Proto-Celtic root include clock, cloche and cloak [source].
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Online Manx Dictionary, Teanglann.ie, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, In Dúil Bélrai English – Old Irish glossary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Gerlyvyr Cernewec, Dictionaire Favereau, TermOfis, Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton, Geriafurch, English – ProtoCeltic WordList (PDF), Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic
