Where does “Koolich” come from?

Koolich (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian kālf, from Proto-West Germanic kalb, from Proto-Germanic kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo — womb, animal young.

Koolich (Saterland Frisian): calf

Definitions

  1. calf

Ancestry of “Koolich”, step by step

Koolich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian kālf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiankālf—
2Proto-West Germanickalbcalf
3Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young

via Old Frisian kalf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiankalf—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalbaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kalb →