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
- nightclub
Ancestry of “idjaklubba”, step by step
idjaklubba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Northern Sami klubba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Sami | klubba | club |
| 2 | Norwegian | klubb | — |
| 3 | Swedish | klubb | club, organisation; nightclub |
| 4 | English | club | An association of members joining together for... |
| 5 | Middle English | clubbe | An club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile |
| 6 | Old Norse | klubba | cudgel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klumpô | clasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | glemb- | log, block |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |