Where does “gaffelsejl” come from?

gaffelsejl (Danish) comes from Danish gaffel, from Middle Low German gaffel, from Old Saxon gafala, from Proto-West Germanic gabulu, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.

gaffelsejl (Danish): gaff sail

Definitions

  1. gaff sail

Ancestry of “gaffelsejl”, step by step

gaffelsejl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish gaffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgaffelfork
2Middle Low Germangaffel—
3Old Saxongafala—
4Proto-West Germanicgabulufork; pitchfork
5Gaulishgabalos—
6Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree

via Danish sejl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsejlsail; imperative of sejle
2Old Norseseglsail
3Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
4Proto-Germanicsiglą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabalos →Every word from Gaulish gabalos →