klokkentoren etymology

Dutch word klokkentoren comes from Dutch klok, Dutch toren ((chess) rook. Tower.), Dutch -en-

Detailed word origin of klokkentoren

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
klok Dutch (nld) (informal) (wrist-)watch. (often, diminutive) something bell-shaped, as some flowers. Bell. Clock. Protective cloche.
toren Dutch (nld) (chess) rook. Tower.
-en- Dutch (nld) Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter.
klokkentoren Dutch (nld) A bell tower, tower where (a) bell(s) hang(s) to be played.

Words with the same origin as klokkentoren

Descendants of -en-
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