Where does “fork” come from?

fork (Dutch) comes from English fork, from Middle English forke, from Old English force, from Proto-West Germanic furkō, from Latin furca — A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

fork (Dutch): A fork, splitting-up of an existing process into...

Definitions

  1. A fork, splitting-up of an existing process into...

Ancestry of “fork”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforkA pronged tool having a long straight handle,...
2Middle EnglishforkeA fork or graip; A fork-shaped fire iron; A...
3Old Englishforce(found in compounds)
4Proto-West Germanicfurkōfork
5LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...
Every word from Latin furca →Every word from Proto-West Germanic furkō →Every word from Old English force →