Where does “golfbreker” come from?

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

golfbreker (Dutch): breakwater

Definitions

  1. breakwater

Ancestry of “golfbreker”, step by step

golfbreker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch golf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgolfwave; gulf; golf
2EnglishgolfA ball game played by individuals competing...
3Middle Dutchcolve—
4Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Dutch breker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrekerbreaker, one who or something that breaks;...
2Middle Dutchbrekere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →