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Where does “kalfr” come from?

kalfr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo — womb, animal young.

kalfr (Old Norse): calf

Definitions

  1. calf

Ancestry of “kalfr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kalfr”

  • kalv
  • reinkalv
  • kalv
  • reinkalv
  • kalv
  • kalv
  • kálfur
  • kálvur
  • kalver
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