Where does “golfvöllur” come from?

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

golfvöllur (Icelandic): golf course

Definitions

  1. golf course

Ancestry of “golfvöllur”, step by step

golfvöllur 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 völlur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvöllurfield, lawn; airfield, airport; field, playing...
2Old Norsevǫllrfield, flat ground, meadow
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz →Every word from Middle Dutch colve →