Where does “clubbed” come from?
Clubbed comes from Middle English clubbyd, formed by adding the Middle English past-tense suffix -ed to Middle English clubbe, derived from Old Norse klubba, which traces back through Proto-Germanic -ōdaz to Proto-Indo-European roots glemb- and gel-.
clubbed (English): simple past tense and past participle of club;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of club;...
Ancestry of “clubbed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | clubbyd | rounded, bumped; resembling a club; thick,... |
| 2 | Middle English | clubbe | An club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile |
| 3 | Old Norse | klubba | cudgel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klumpô | clasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | glemb- | log, block |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |