Where does “Clubsterben” come from?
Clubsterben (German) comes from German club, 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.
Clubsterben (German): disappearance of (music-oriented) nightclubs
Definitions
- disappearance of (music-oriented) nightclubs
Ancestry of “Clubsterben”, step by step
Clubsterben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German club
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | club | club (association of members) |
| 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 German sterben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sterben | to die; to die of a death |
| 2 | Middle High German | sterben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sterban | "strong class III"; to die, become lifeless |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sterban | to die |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sterbaną | to become stiff; to die, become lifeless |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terp- | to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be... |