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

  1. plural of calf; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “calves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcalfA young cow or bull; Leather made of the skin of...
2Middle Englishcalfcalf; A representation of a calf; something that...
3Old Englishċealfcalf (young cow)
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 →