Where does “unclubbed” come from?
unclubbed (English) comes from English clubbed, from Middle English clubbyd, 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.
unclubbed (English): Not having a club-like shape
Definitions
- Not having a club-like shape
Ancestry of “unclubbed”, step by step
unclubbed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clubbed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clubbed | simple past tense and past participle of club;... |
| 2 | Middle English | clubbyd | rounded, bumped; resembling a club; thick,... |
| 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 |