Where does “kalv” come from?

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

kalv (Swedish): calf

Definitions

  1. calf

Ancestry of “kalv”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kalv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalbaz →Every word from Old Norse kalfr →
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