Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “calf” come from?

calf (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo — womb, animal young.

Ancestry of “calf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young
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