Where does “Golftang” come from?

Golftang (German) comes from German golf, 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.

Golftang (German): sargasso brown alga of the genus Sargassum

Definitions

  1. sargasso brown alga of the genus Sargassum

Ancestry of “Golftang”, step by step

Golftang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German golf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangolfsingular imperative of golfen; first-person...
2Italiangolfogulf
3Latincolfos—
4Latincolpusstroke; strike; hit
5Ancient Greekκόλποςbosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via German tang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantangseaweed
2Danishtangtongs; forceps; seaweed
3Old Norseþangtangle; seaweed
4Old Norseþongull—
5Proto-Germanicþanga—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλπος →