Where does “spikklubba” come from?

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

spikklubba (Swedish): jimsonweed, thorn apple, Datura stramonium, a poisonous plant sometimes used as a recreational drug

Definitions

  1. jimsonweed, thorn apple, Datura stramonium, a poisonous plant sometimes used as a recreational drug

Ancestry of “spikklubba”, step by step

spikklubba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish klubba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklubbaa club, a bludgeon; a club; a stick
2Old Norseklubbacudgel
3Proto-Germanicklumpôclasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Swedish spik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspiknail; spike-shaped metal fastener; an fail-safe...
2Old Norsespíkr—
3Proto-Germanicspīkaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glemb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klumpô →