Hit with a club or stick; or joined together with others as a group or organization.
From Middle English 'clubbe,' derived from Old Norse 'klubba' meaning 'cudgel' or 'stick.' The meaning evolved to include joining a club because early clubs were literally groups that gathered to share expenses.
When English borrowed 'klub' from Scandinavian languages, it described a wooden stick—then people started 'clubbing together' to share costs, creating our modern sense of 'club' as a group!
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