Where does “klubitakki” come from?
klubitakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish klubi, from Swedish klubb, 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.
klubitakki (Finnish): blazer
Definitions
- blazer
Ancestry of “klubitakki”, step by step
klubitakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish klubi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | klubi | club |
| 2 | Swedish | klubb | club, organisation; nightclub |
| 3 | English | club | An association of members joining together for... |
| 4 | Middle English | clubbe | An club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile |
| 5 | Old Norse | klubba | cudgel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klumpô | clasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glemb- | log, block |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via Finnish täkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | täkki | quilt US; duvet, continental quilt UK; doona Australia |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stakker | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | stafkarl | poor beggar |
| 4 | Old Norse | Karl | man |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |