{"id":1104,"date":"2021-03-28T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1104"},"modified":"2021-04-13T12:32:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T12:32:08","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-2-clocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1104","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology 2 &#8211; Clocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology 2 &amp;#8211; Clocks\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-03-28T15:56:00+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"On today\u2019s adventure we are looking at the origins of the word clock, as today is the day when clocks are put forward an hour, at least here in the UK.\n\n\n\nSo as we leave Greenwich Mean Time and sail off into British Summer time - appropriately it\u2019s l...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/clock.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5927\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1104-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/clock.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/clock.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/clock.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/clock.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1104-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/clock.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"clock.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>On today\u2019s adventure we are looking at the origins of the word <strong>clock<\/strong>, as today is the day when clocks are put forward an hour, at least here in the UK.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/prelude-2000\/37300765182\/in\/photolist-YQ9aX5-Tg7gVn-WVAVyA-gDFUw-262joQP-296cB3s-YMqpoT-9DwjMo-2dEL8jY-HW18Cw-2aMuCCT-ZWerAe-2efZzDS-27jLw3s-29Bjmxd-8hxH3-6rnWF7-rywL12-246DYMi-21mELF5-4xE56T-ftvbs-G6MLg3-s77Yd5-46PDuP-46PDtH-dKRumu-7iSnfi-USWpBr-ecB6Sr-7LbMaV-9h4PJz-8Kge4r-25LxDCZ-JJ7QXT-9FanY-7UTmVK-2dmvc7A-21d9iV9-26meDGe-9h4Q7V-oyPJ5H-5HWew4-5ayMi6-ehwpD2-473BcK-a4EhJ1-YDRJ6q-7FF9sL-9eBdQE\" title=\"Clock\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4461\/37300765182_e4ae60c795_z.jpg\" alt=\"Clock\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So as we leave Greenwich Mean Time and sail off into British Summer time &#8211; appropriately it\u2019s lovely wet and windy day &#8211; let us consider the clock, a device for measuring and indicating the time.<\/p>\n<p>The word clock comes from the Middle Dutch <em>clocke<\/em> (bell, clock), from the Old Northern French <em>cloque<\/em> (bell), from the Medieval Latin <em>clocca<\/em> (bell), probably from a Gaulish word, from the Proto-Celtic <em>*klokkos<\/em> (bell), which is either onomatopeic, or from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*klek<\/em> (to laugh or cackle). From the same root we get the Welsh <strong>cloch<\/strong> (bell, prize, feat, clock) and related words in other Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>Etymology from: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/clock#English\">https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/clock#English<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZS4uucWTTAg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a>\u200b &#8211; an easy-to-use animated video creator [affiliate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about etymology on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t written any tunes or songs about clocks yet, but heres one about bells:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/340757946&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/simon-ager\" title=\"Simon Ager\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Simon Ager<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/simon-ager\/the-bells-of-hirael\" title=\"The Bells of Hirael \/ Clychau Hirael\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bells of Hirael \/ Clychau Hirael<\/a><\/div>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/create.blubrry.com\/resources\/podcast-media-hosting\/?code=omniglot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_blubrry.png\" alt=\"Blubrry podcast hosting\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology 2 &amp;#8211; Clocks\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-03-28T15:56:00+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"On today\u2019s adventure we are looking at the origins of the word clock, as today is the day when clocks are put forward an hour, at least here in the UK.\n\n\n\nSo as we leave Greenwich Mean Time and sail off into British Summer time - appropriately it\u2019s l...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/clock.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5928\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1104-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/clock.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/clock.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/clock.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/clock.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1104-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/clock.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"clock.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>On today\u2019s adventure we are looking at the origins of the word clock, as today is the day when clocks are put forward an hour, at least here in the UK. 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