Where does “unclubbable” come from?
unclubbable (English) comes from English clubbable, 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.
unclubbable (English): Not suitable for membership of a club, because of...
Definitions
- Not suitable for membership of a club, because of...
Ancestry of “unclubbable”, step by step
unclubbable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clubbable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clubbable | Sociable |
| 2 | English | club | An association of members joining together for... |
| 3 | Middle English | clubbe | An club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile |
| 4 | Old Norse | klubba | cudgel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klumpô | clasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | glemb- | log, block |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |