Where does “kalv” come from?
kalv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse kalfr, from Proto-Germanic kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo — womb, animal young.
kalv (Norwegian Bokmål): a calf
Ancestry of “kalv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kalfr | calf |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kalbaz | calf |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷolbʰo | womb, animal young |
Words derived from “kalv”