Where does “idjaklubba” come from?

idjaklubba (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami klubba, from Norwegian klubb, from Swedish klubb, from English club, from Middle English clubbe, from Old Norse klubba, from Proto-Germanic klumpô, from Proto-Indo-European glemb- — to be cold, to freeze.

idjaklubba (Northern Sami): nightclub

Definitions

  1. nightclub

Ancestry of “idjaklubba”, step by step

idjaklubba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami klubba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiklubbaclub
2Norwegianklubb
3Swedishklubbclub, organisation; nightclub
4EnglishclubAn association of members joining together for...
5Middle EnglishclubbeAn club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile
6Old Norseklubbacudgel
7Proto-Germanicklumpôclasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump
8Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block
9Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Northern Sami idja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiidjanight
2Proto-Samicijënight
3Proto-Uralicüjenight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European glemb-Every word from Proto-Germanic klumpô