cloak

The story

1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*klokkos
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromclocca“travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so called from the garment’s bell-like shape”
3. Old Northern French · derived fromcloque“travelling cloak”
4. Middle English · derived fromcloke
5. English todaycloak

From Middle English cloke, from Old Northern French cloque (“travelling cloak”), from Medieval Latin clocca (“travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so called from the garment’s bell-like shape”), of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos, ultimately imitative. Doublet of cloche and clock.

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