Where does “kalf” come from?

kalf (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kalf, from Middle Dutch calf, from Old Dutch calf, from Proto-West Germanic kalb, from Proto-Germanic kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo — womb, animal young.

kalf (Afrikaans): A calf, young bovine

Definitions

  1. A calf, young bovine

Ancestry of “kalf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkalfA calf; A Calvinist
2Middle Dutchcalfcalf
3Old Dutchcalfcalf
4Proto-West Germanickalbcalf
5Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalbaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kalb →