Where does “Garfinkel” come from?
Garfinkel (English) comes from Yiddish גאָרפֿינקל, from Latin carbunculus, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
Ancestry of “Garfinkel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | גאָרפֿינקל | carbuncle |
| 2 | Latin | carbunculus | carbuncle |
| 3 | Latin | carbō | charcoal, coal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |