Where does “mestvork” come from?

mestvork (Dutch) comes from Dutch mest, from Middle Dutch mest, from Old Dutch mist, from Proto-Germanic mihstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃migʰstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.

mestvork (Dutch): pitchfork

Definitions

  1. pitchfork

Ancestry of “mestvork”, step by step

mestvork traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch mest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmestdung; fertilizer
2Middle Dutchmest—
3Old Dutchmist—
4Proto-Germanicmihstazcloud, mist, fog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃migʰstos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle

via Dutch vork

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃migʰstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mihstaz →