Where does “kalf” come from?

kalf (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon kalf, from Proto-West Germanic kalb, from Proto-Germanic kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo — womb, animal young.

Ancestry of “kalf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SaxonkalfA calf
2Proto-West Germanickalbcalf
3Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young

Words derived from “kalf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalbaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kalb →