Where does “calve” come from?

calve (English) comes from Old English cealfian, from Old English cealf, from Proto-Germanic kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo — womb, animal young.

calve (English): to give birth to a calf; to assist in a cow's...

Definitions

  1. to give birth to a calf; to assist in a cow's...

Ancestry of “calve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcealfianto calve, (of a cow or deer) to give birth
2Old Englishcealfcalf
3Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young

Words derived from “calve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalbaz →Every word from Old English cealf →