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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

  1. the blunt end of something; flask with a narrow...

Ancestry of “kolf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcolve—
2Proto-Germanic*kulbaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kolf”

  • maiskolf
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