Where does “golfspiller” come from?

golfspiller (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål golf, from French golfe, 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.

golfspiller (Norwegian Bokmål): a golfer

Definitions

  1. a golfer

Ancestry of “golfspiller”, step by step

golfspiller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål golf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgolfgolf; a gulf
2Frenchgolfegulf; first-person singular present indicative of...
3Italiangolfogulf
4Latincolfos
5Latincolpusstroke; strike; hit
6Ancient Greekκόλποςbosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Norwegian Bokmål spiller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålspillera player; present of spille
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-Every word from Ancient Greek κόλπος