calf
Middle English
/kalf/, /ˈkalf(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- calf cow that has not fully matured
- A representation of a calf; something that looks like a calf.
- fawn deer that has not fully matured
- (rare) Veal; the meat of calves.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English cælf inherited from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz (calf).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kalbaz
Gloss
calf
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- calf English
- calfbound English
- calfflesh English
- calfhide English
- calfless English
- calflike English
- calfling English
- calfskin English
- calveren English
- haircalf English
- killcalf English
- midcalf English
- mooncalf English
- seacalf English
- *golbʰos Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷolbʰo Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷolbʰo- Proto-Indo-European
- *kalbaz Proto-Germanic
- cealf Old English
- cælf Old English
- calfe Middle English
- calves Middle English
- kalfi Old Norse
- kalfr Old Norse
- *kalv, *kalf Old High German
- chalp Old High German
- kalb Old High German
- 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉 Gothic
- *kalb gmw-pro
- calf Old Dutch
- kalf Old Saxon
- gálbi Northern Sami
- caff Scots
- calf Scots
- cauf Scots
- cawf Scots