Where does “golfkerho” come from?

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

golfkerho (Finnish): golf club

Definitions

  1. golf club

Ancestry of “golfkerho”, step by step

golfkerho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish golf

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

via Finnish kerho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkerhoclub
2FinnishkeriThird-person singular indicative past form of...
3Proto-Finnickeriring, circle, hoop
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickerecircle, ring, hoop, tire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz →Every word from Middle Dutch colve →