Where does “kolf” come from?
kolf (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
kolf (Dutch): the blunt end of something; flask with a narrow...
Definitions
- the blunt end of something; flask with a narrow...
Ancestry of “kolf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | colve | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *kulbaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
Words derived from “kolf”