Where does “calves” come from?
Calves comes from Middle English kalf, from Old Norse kalfi, from Proto-Germanic kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo, of uncertain ultimate origin.
calves (English): plural of calf; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of calf; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “calves”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | calf | A young cow or bull; Leather made of the skin of... |
| 2 | Middle English | calf | calf; A representation of a calf; something that... |
| 3 | Old English | ċealf | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kalb | calf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalbaz | calf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷolbʰo | womb, animal young |