Where does “Golfklub” come from?
Golfklub (German) comes from German Klub, from German Club, 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.
Golfklub (German): golf club
Definitions
- golf club
Ancestry of “Golfklub”, step by step
Golfklub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Klub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Klub | Alternative spelling of Club; club |
| 2 | German | Club | club (association of members) |
| 3 | English | club | An association of members joining together for... |
| 4 | Middle English | clubbe | An club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile |
| 5 | Old Norse | klubba | cudgel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klumpô | clasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glemb- | log, block |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via German golf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | golf | singular imperative of golfen; first-person... |
| 2 | Italian | golfo | gulf |
| 3 | Latin | colfos | — |
| 4 | Latin | colpus | stroke; strike; hit |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόλπος | bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |