Where does “golfing” come from?
Golfing derives from English golf, from Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-Germanic kulbô, originally meaning a club or stick used to strike a ball.
golfing (English): present participle of golf; A session of playing...
Definitions
- present participle of golf; A session of playing...
Ancestry of “golfing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | golf | A ball game played by individuals competing... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | colve | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kulbaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
Words derived from “golfing”