Where does “microgolf” come from?

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

microgolf (Dutch): microwave; microwave oven, a fast heating device...

Definitions

  1. microwave; microwave oven, a fast heating device...

Ancestry of “microgolf”, step by step

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

Words derived from “microgolf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →