cauf
Scots
/kɑːf/, /kɑːf/
noun
Definitions
- calf young cow
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English calf (calf, young cow, area behind the shin) derived from Old English cealf derived from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz (calf) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo (animal young, womb).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʷolbʰo
Gloss
animal young, womb
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- calf English
- *golbʰos Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷolbʰo Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷolbʰo- Proto-Indo-European
- *kalbaz Proto-Germanic
- cealf Old English
- cælf Old English
- calf 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
- cawf Scots