Where does “fork” come from?

fork (Danish) comes from Old Norse forkr, from Latin furca — A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

fork (Danish): fork, pitchfork

Definitions

  1. fork, pitchfork

Ancestry of “fork”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseforkrpole, staff, stick; bar, stick; boathook
2LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...
Every word from Latin furca →Every word from Old Norse forkr →