Where does “aeroclub” come from?

aeroclub (Catalan) comes from Catalan club, from English club, from Middle English clubbe, from Old Norse klubba, from Proto-Germanic klumpô, from Proto-Indo-European glemb-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

aeroclub (Catalan): aeroclub

Definitions

  1. aeroclub

Ancestry of “aeroclub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanclubclub
2EnglishclubAn association of members joining together for...
3Middle EnglishclubbeAn club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile
4Old Norseklubbacudgel
5Proto-Germanicklumpôclasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block
7Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European glemb-Every word from Proto-Germanic klumpô
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