Where does “cælf” come from?

cælf (Old English) comes from Old English ċealf, from Proto-West Germanic kalb, from Proto-Germanic kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo — womb, animal young.

cælf (Old English): Alternative form of ċealf

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ċealf

Ancestry of “cælf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċealfcalf (young cow)
2Proto-West Germanickalbcalf
3Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young

Words derived from “cælf”

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