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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word CALF. Etymology of the word
CALF.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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CALF,
the young of the cow, &c. (E.) M.E. kalf,
calf; sometimes kelf. Spelt kelf in
Ancren Riwle, p. 136; the pl. calveren is in Maundeville's
Travels, p. 105.—A.S. cealf; pl. cealfas, calfru,
or calferu; Grein, i. 158. + Du. kalf. + Icel. kálfr.
+ Swed. kalf. + Dan. kalv. + Goth. kalbo. + G. kalb. B.
Probably related to Gk. βρέφος, en embryo, child, young one, and to
Skt. garbha, a fœtus, embryo; see Benfey, pp. 257, 258; Curtius, i.
81; Fick, i. 312. If so, all are from ✔GRABH, to
seize, conceive; a Vedic form, appearing in later Skt. as grah;
Benfey, p. 275. Der. calve, q.v. ¶ The
calf
of the leg, from Icel. kálfi, seems to be a different
word. Cf. Irish and Gael. kalpa, the calf of the leg.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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