English

haircalf

From hair + calf.

A compound of hair + calf

Proto-Germanic *hērą

Proto-West Germanic *hār

Old English hǣr

Middle English her ‘a hair’

English hair

Proto-Germanic *kalbaz

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

Anglian Old English cælf

Middle English calf ‘a calf (young cow)’

English calf

Today it means

noun A material made from the skin, including hair, of a very young or aborted calf.

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

Etymograph / haircalf