Where does “golf” come from?

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

golf (Polish): golf; turtleneck, polo-neck; Volkswagen Golf car

Definitions

  1. golf; turtleneck, polo-neck; Volkswagen Golf car

Ancestry of “golf”, step by step

golf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English golf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgolfA ball game played by individuals competing...
2Middle Dutchcolve
3Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via French golf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgolfgolf

Words derived from “golf

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-Every word from Proto-Germanic *kulbazEvery word from Middle Dutch colve
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