Where does “kelf” come from?
kelf (Middle English) comes from Old English cælf, from Old English ċealf, from Proto-West Germanic kalb, from Proto-Germanic kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo — womb, animal young.
kelf (Middle English): Alternative form of calf
Ancestry of “kelf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | cælf | Alternative form of ċealf |
| 2 | Old English | ċealf | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kalb | calf |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kalbaz | calf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷolbʰo | womb, animal young |
Words derived from “kelf”