Where does “kalf” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kalf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankalbcalf
2Proto-Germanic*kalb—
3Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalbaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kalb →
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