Where does “Kallev” come from?

Kallev (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German calf, from Proto-Germanic kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo — womb, animal young.

Kallev (Central Franconian): calf

Definitions

  1. calf

Ancestry of “Kallev”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germancalf—
2Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalbaz →Every word from Old High German calf →