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