Where does “گول‌کیپر” come from?

گول‌کیپر (Persian) comes from English goalkeeper, from English goal, from Middle English gol, from Old English gāl, from Basque gailu, from Proto-Germanic gailō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- — to yawn, gape; to go.

گول‌کیپر (Persian): goalkeeper

Definitions

  1. goalkeeper

Ancestry of “گول‌کیپر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgoalkeepera designated player that attempts to prevent the...
2EnglishgoalA result that one is attempting to achieve; In...
3Middle Englishgolboundary, limit
4Old Englishgālobstacle, barrier, marker; wanton; wicked; bad;...
5Basquegailudevice
6Proto-Germanicgailōa gap; crevice; chasm; ravine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy-