Where does “midcalf” come from?

midcalf (English) comes from English calf, from Middle English calf, from Old English ċealf, from Proto-West Germanic kalb, from Proto-Germanic kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo — womb, animal young.

midcalf (English): Extending to the middle of the calf of the leg;...

Definitions

  1. Extending to the middle of the calf of the leg;...

Ancestry of “midcalf”, 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 →