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
- a golfer
Ancestry of “golfspiller”, step by step
golfspiller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål golf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | golf | golf; a gulf |
| 2 | French | golfe | gulf; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Italian | golfo | gulf |
| 4 | Latin | colfos | — |
| 5 | Latin | colpus | stroke; strike; hit |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόλπος | bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Norwegian Bokmål spiller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | spiller | a player; present of spille |