Where does “prjónaklúbbur” come from?

prjónaklúbbur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic klúbbur, from Danish klub, 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.

prjónaklúbbur (Icelandic): knitting club

Definitions

  1. knitting club

Ancestry of “prjónaklúbbur”, step by step

prjónaklúbbur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic klúbbur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicklúbburclub, association
2Danishkluba club
3EnglishclubAn association of members joining together for...
4Middle EnglishclubbeAn club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile
5Old Norseklubbacudgel
6Proto-Germanicklumpôclasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump
7Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block
8Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Icelandic prjóna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicprjónato knit; to rear up, to rear, to prance
2Icelandicprjónna knitting needle, a knitting pin; a chopstick
3Old Norseprjónn—
4Proto-Germanicpreunazknitting needle; pin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbrewn-protrusion, tip, edge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glemb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klumpô →