Where does “automobilklub” come from?
automobilklub (Polish) comes from Polish klub, from German club, 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.
automobilklub (Polish): car club
Definitions
- car club
Ancestry of “automobilklub”, step by step
automobilklub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish klub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | klub | club; club, nightclub; genitive plural of kluba |
| 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 |
via Polish automobil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | automobil | automobile, car |
| 2 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 3 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |