Where does “natklub” come from?

natklub (Danish) comes from Danish klub, 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.

natklub (Danish): nightclub

Definitions

  1. nightclub

Ancestry of “natklub”, step by step

natklub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish klub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkluba club
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

via Danish nat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnatnight
2Old Danishnat
3Old Norsenáttnight
4Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European glemb-Every word from Proto-Germanic klumpô