Neuter

Kalb

Meaning

calf (young cow)

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

guschti

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kalp/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German kalp, from Old High German kalb, from Proto-West Germanic *kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Dutch kalf, English calf, Danish kalv.

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