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Clock etymology

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English word clock comes from Gaulish *clocca

Detailed word origin of clock

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*clocca Gaulish (cel-gau)
clocca Malayalam (mal)
cloque Old Northern French (fro-nor)
klocke Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350) (dum)
clokke Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
clock English (en) (British, slang) To falsify the reading of the odometer of a vehicle.. (slang) To take notice of; to realise.. (transitive) To measure the duration of.. (transitive) To measure the speed of.. (transitive, New Zealand, slang) To beat a video game.. (transitive, informal) To recognize someone or something. (transitive, slang) To hit (someone) heavily. (British) The odometer of a motor [...]