Where does “dovkalv” come from?

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

dovkalv (Swedish): fallow deer calf

Definitions

  1. fallow deer calf

Ancestry of “dovkalv”, step by step

dovkalv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kalv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkalvcalf
2Old Swedishkalvercalf
3Old Norsekalfrcalf
4Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young

via Swedish dovhjort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdovhjortfallow deer, Dama dama
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalbaz →Every word from Old Norse kalfr →