Etymology of the French word golf

Date

The earliest known usage of golf in French dates from the 18th century.

Derivations in French

golfique, mini-golf, golfeur

Cognates

Catalan golf, Dutch golf, English gulf, French golfe, German Goldlack, Icelandic golf, Italian golfo, Norwegian gyllenlakk, Norwegian golf, Spanish golfo, Swedish gyllenlack, Swedish golf