Where does “kolwer” come from?
kolwer (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans kolf, from Dutch kolf, from Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
kolwer (Afrikaans): batsman; batter; a person who tries to hit a ball...
Definitions
- batsman; batter; a person who tries to hit a ball...
Ancestry of “kolwer”, step by step
kolwer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans kolf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kolf | bat; club; an object which becomes wider to the... |
| 2 | Dutch | kolf | the blunt end of something; flask with a narrow... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | colve | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *kulbaz | round object, lump |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
via Afrikaans er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | er | The name of the Latin-script letter R |