Where does “gólf” come from?
gólf (Icelandic) comes from English golf, from Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
gólf (Icelandic): floor
Ancestry of “gólf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | golf | A ball game played by individuals competing... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | colve | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kulbaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |