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

  1. golf; bay, gulf

Ancestry of “golf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangolfsingular imperative of golfen; first-person...
2Italiangolfogulf
3Latincolfos—
4Latincolpusstroke; strike; hit
5Ancient Greekκόλποςbosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “golf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλπος →