Where does “Golf” come from?

Golf (German) comes from Italian golfo, from Latin colfos, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Golf (German): bay, gulf; golf; Volkswagen Golf, the most...

Definitions

  1. bay, gulf; golf; Volkswagen Golf, the most...

Ancestry of “Golf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangolfogulf
2Latincolfos—
3Latincolpusstroke; strike; hit
4Ancient Greekκόλποςbosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →