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
- bat; club; an object which becomes wider to the...
Ancestry of “kolf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | kolf | the blunt end of something; flask with a narrow... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | colve | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kulbaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
Words derived from “kolf”