Where does “golfklubi” come from?

golfklubi (Finnish) comes from Finnish klubi, from Swedish klubb, from English club, from Middle English clubbe, from Old Norse klubba, from Proto-Germanic klumpô, from Proto-Indo-European glemb-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

golfklubi (Finnish): golf club

Definitions

  1. golf club

Ancestry of “golfklubi”, step by step

golfklubi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish klubi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishklubiclub
2Swedishklubbclub, organisation; nightclub
3EnglishclubAn association of members joining together for...
4Middle EnglishclubbeAn club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile
5Old Norseklubbacudgel
6Proto-Germanicklumpôclasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump
7Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block
8Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glemb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klumpô →