Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “kalver” come from?

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

kalver (Old Swedish): calf

Definitions

  1. calf

Ancestry of “kalver”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kalver”

  • kalv
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo →