Where does “guldkalv” come from?

guldkalv (Swedish) comes from Swedish guld, from Old Norse gull, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

guldkalv (Swedish): golden calf

Definitions

  1. golden calf

Ancestry of “guldkalv”, step by step

guldkalv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish guld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishguldgold; gold as a symbol of money, wealth, fortune...
2Old Norsegullgold; a jewel, thing of value, especially a...
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Swedish kalv

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