Where does “kolf” come from?

kolf (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kolf, from Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kolf (Afrikaans): bat; club; an object which becomes wider to the...

Definitions

  1. bat; club; an object which becomes wider to the...

Ancestry of “kolf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkolfthe blunt end of something; flask with a narrow...
2Middle Dutchcolve—
3Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kolf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz →Every word from Middle Dutch colve →