Where does “golf” come from?

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

golf (Indonesian): golf: A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes