An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Glucke

by Friedrich Kluge

Glucke, f., ‘clucking-hen,’ with the variant Klucke (LG. Klukse), from the equiv. MidHG. klucke. Comp. MidHG. glucken, klucken, ‘to cluck’; allied to Du. klokken, E. to cluck (AS. cloccian); apparently an onomatopoeic class which is found with corresponding sounds in Rom.; comp. Ital. chiocciare, Fr. glousser (Lat. glocire), ‘to cluck,’ Ital. chioccia, Span. clueca, ‘clucking-hen.’