English
Kaleb
Kaleb comes from Hebrew כלב ‘dog’, and goes back to Proto-Semitic *kalb-.
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*kalb-‘dog’root as named · steps between not traced
- Hebrew1880s–presentכלב‘dog’
- EnglishtodayKaleb
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*kalb-‘dog’root as named · steps between not traced
- Hebrew1880s–presentכלב‘dog’
- EnglishtodayKaleb
Every English word from Proto-Semitic *kalb-
Today it means
name A male given name from Hebrew, a less common modern spelling variant of Caleb.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Semitic *kalb- / Kaleb