Where does “golf” come from?

golf (Czech) comes from German golf, from Italian golfo, from Latin colfos, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

golf (Czech): golf; bay, gulf

Definitions

golf; bay, gulf

Ancestry of “golf”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	golf	singular imperative of golfen; first-person...
2	Italian	golfo	gulf
3	Latin	colfos	—
4	Latin	colpus	stroke; strike; hit
5	Ancient Greek	κόλπος	bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷelp-	to bend; to curve, arch
7	Proto-Indo-European	kʷel-	to turn

Words derived from “golf”

golfista
golfový
golfistka

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →