Where does “golfleikari” come from?

golfleikari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gólf, from English golf, from Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

golfleikari (Icelandic): golf player, golfer

Definitions

  1. golf player, golfer

Ancestry of “golfleikari”, step by step

golfleikari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic gólf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgólffloor
2EnglishgolfA ball game played by individuals competing...
3Middle Dutchcolve—
4Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Icelandic leikari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleikariactor, actress; player
2Old Norseleikariplayer, jester
3Old Norseleikato play; plaything, doll; play-sister
4Proto-Germaniclaikanąto jump, play, move, swing about
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz →Every word from Middle Dutch colve →