Where does “klubba” come from?
klubba (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic klumpô, from Proto-Indo-European glemb-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
klubba (Old Norse): cudgel
Ancestry of “klubba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | klumpô | clasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | glemb- | log, block |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
Words derived from “klubba”