Where does “cealfian” come from?

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

cealfian (Old English): to calve, (of a cow or deer) to give birth

Definitions

  1. to calve, (of a cow or deer) to give birth

Ancestry of “cealfian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcealfcalf
2Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young

Words derived from “cealfian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalbaz →Every word from Old English cealf →
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