Where does “cauf” come from?
cauf (Scots) comes from Middle English calf, from Old English ċealf, from Proto-West Germanic kalb, from Proto-Germanic kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo — womb, animal young.
cauf (Scots): calf; Alternative form of caff
Definitions
- calf; Alternative form of caff
Ancestry of “cauf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | calf | calf; A representation of a calf; something that... |
| 2 | Old English | ċealf | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kalb | calf |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kalbaz | calf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷolbʰo | womb, animal young |
Words derived from “cauf”