Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “cealf” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cealf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickalbcalf
2Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young

Words derived from “cealf”

  • calf
  • calves
  • calfskin
  • mooncalf
  • midcalf
  • calfbound
  • calflike
  • calfless
  • seacalf
  • calfling
  • haircalf
  • calf
  • kælf
  • kelf
  • calves
  • kalf
  • cælf
  • caff
  • cauf
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