Golf.
bay, gulf
Meaning & usage
bay, gulf
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colfus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos). See gulf.
golf
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from English golf, probably from Middle Dutch colve and then a doublet of Kolben.
Volkswagen Golf, the most popular car in Germany throughout the 1980s and 1990s
Where this word comes from
Brandname. Apparently with associations to both above etymologies. Compare the contemporaneous models Jetta (from the jetstream), Passat (from Passat “trade wind”) and Polo (from the polo sport).
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