Where does “vurk” come from?

vurk (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vork, from Middle Dutch vorke, from Old Dutch furka, from Proto-West Germanic furkō, from Latin furca — A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

vurk (Afrikaans): fork

Definitions

  1. fork

Ancestry of “vurk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvorkfork; intersection, split; fork of a two-wheeled...
2Middle Dutchvorkefork (pronged tool, sometimes for eating)
3Old Dutchfurka—
4Proto-West Germanicfurkōfork
5LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

Words derived from “vurk”

Every word from Latin furca →Every word from Proto-West Germanic furkō →Every word from Old Dutch furka →