Where does “kalf” come from?

kalf (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): A calf; A Calvinist

Definitions

  1. A calf; A Calvinist

Ancestry of “kalf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcalfcalf
2Old Dutchcalfcalf
3Proto-West Germanickalbcalf
4Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young

Words derived from “kalf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalbaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kalb →