Where does “clubwear” come from?
clubwear (English) comes from English Wear, from Middle English weren, from Old English werian, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
clubwear (English): Clothing intended to be worn to nightclubs
Definitions
- Clothing intended to be worn to nightclubs
Ancestry of “clubwear”, step by step
clubwear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wear | The cities of Durham and Sunderland are situated upon its grand banks |
| 2 | Middle English | weren | Plural past indicative form of been; Plural... |
| 3 | Old English | werian | to wear; to defend, protect |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English club
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | club | An association of members joining together for... |
| 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 |