Where does “klubano” come from?
klubano (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto klubo, 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.
klubano (Esperanto): club member
Definitions
- club member
Ancestry of “klubano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | klubo | club association of people |
| 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 |