Where does “vorkheftruck” come from?
vorkheftruck (Dutch) comes from Dutch truck, from English truck, from English truckle, from Middle English trokel, from Anglo-Norman trocle, from Medieval Latin trochlea, from Ancient Greek τροχιλία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
vorkheftruck (Dutch): forklift truck
Definitions
- forklift truck
Ancestry of “vorkheftruck”, step by step
vorkheftruck traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch truck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | truck | truck, lorry |
| 2 | English | truck | A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel... |
| 3 | English | truckle | A small wheel; a caster or pulley; A small wheel... |
| 4 | Middle English | trokel | caster, wheel, roller |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | trocle | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | trochlea | a block, sheaf containing one or more pulleys;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τροχιλία | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Dutch heffen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heffen | To raise, lift, heave; To levy |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | heffen | to lift, to raise; to begin; to collect, to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | heffen | to lift, to raise |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | habbjan | to have; to lift |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | habjaną | to have, to hold; to lift, heave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyé- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |