Where does “middengolf” come from?

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

middengolf (Dutch): medium wave

Definitions

  1. medium wave

Ancestry of “middengolf”, step by step

middengolf 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 midden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmiddenin the middle
2Proto-Germanicmidjazmiddle, mid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz →Every word from Middle Dutch colve →