Where does “Kalb” come from?
Kalb (German) comes from Middle High German kalp, from Old High German kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalb, from Proto-Germanic kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo — womb, animal young.
Kalb (German): calf
Ancestry of “Kalb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kalp | — |
| 2 | Old High German | kalb | calf |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kalb | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kalbaz | calf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷolbʰo | womb, animal young |
Words derived from “Kalb”