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): singular imperative of golfen; first-person...

Definitions

singular imperative of golfen; first-person...

Ancestry of “golf”, step by step

golf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian golfo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	golfo	gulf
2	Latin	colfos	—
3	Latin	colpus	stroke; strike; hit
4	Ancient Greek	κόλπος	bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
5	Proto-Indo-European	kʷelp-	to bend; to curve, arch
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷel-	to turn

via English golf

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	golf	A ball game played by individuals competing...
2	Middle Dutch	colve	—
3	Proto-Germanic	*kulbaz	round object, lump
4	Proto-Indo-European	ǵel-	to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “golf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλπος →