Where does “Sportklub” come from?
Sportklub (German) comes from German Sport, from English sport, from Middle English sport, from Middle English disport, from Old French desport, from Old French deport, from Latin deportō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
Sportklub (German): sports club
Definitions
- sports club
Ancestry of “Sportklub”, step by step
Sportklub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sport
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sport | sport; athletics, sports, exercise; physical... |
| 2 | English | sport | Any activity that uses physical exertion or... |
| 3 | Middle English | sport | — |
| 4 | Middle English | disport | — |
| 5 | Old French | desport | Alternative form of deport |
| 6 | Old French | deport | enjoyment; fun |
| 7 | Latin | deportō | to bring or convey |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via German Klub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Klub | Alternative spelling of Club; club |
| 2 | German | Club | club (association of members) |
| 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 |