English

Kalbfleisch

Kalbfleisch comes from German Kalbfleisch ‘veal’.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of Kalb ‘calf (young cow)’ + Fleisch ‘flesh’

Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- ‘womb, animal young’

Proto-Germanic *kalbaz

Proto-West Germanic *kalb ‘calf (young cow)’

Old High German kalb ‘calf’

Middle High German kalp

German Kalb ‘calf (young cow)’

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁ḱ- ‘to tear, peel off’

Proto-Germanic *flaiski ‘meat, flesh’

Old High German fleisk ‘meat’

Middle High German vleisch ‘flesh, meat’

German Fleisch ‘flesh’

Every English word from German Kalbfleisch

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.