Etymology

Klock

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Middle Low German klok
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The story

  1. Middle Low German · derived fromklok“clever, wise”
  2. English todayKlock

Dutch and north/Low German surname, from both Middle Low German klok (“clever, wise”) and klocke (“bell”).

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