Where does “klubba” come from?

klubba (Swedish) comes from Old Norse klubba, from Proto-Germanic klumpô, from Proto-Indo-European glemb-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

klubba (Swedish): a club, a bludgeon; a club; a stick

Definitions

  1. a club, a bludgeon; a club; a stick

Ancestry of “klubba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklubbacudgel
2Proto-Germanicklumpôclasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “klubba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glemb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klumpô →