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

Definitions

  1. calf

Ancestry of “Kalb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankalp—
2Old High Germankalbcalf
3Proto-Germanic*kalb—
4Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalbaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kalb →
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