Where does “kalvkött” come from?

kalvkött (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.

kalvkött (Swedish): veal

Definitions

  1. veal

Ancestry of “kalvkött”, step by step

kalvkött 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 kött

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishköttmeat, flesh
2Old Swedishkøt—
3Old Norsekjǫt—
4Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalbaz →Every word from Old Norse kalfr →