English word club comes from Proto-Indo-European *glembʰ-, and later Proto-Germanic *klumpô (Clasp; clamp. Lump; mass; clump.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *glembʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *klumpô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Clasp; clamp. Lump; mass; clump. |
| klumba | Old Norse (non) | |
| clubbe | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| club | English (en) | (intransitive) To go to nightclubs.. (intransitive) To join together to form a group.. (intransitive) To pay an equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense.. (intransitive, transitive) To combine into a club-shaped mass.. (military) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.. (nautical) To drift in a current with an anchor out.. (transitive) To raise, or defray, by a [...] |