Where does “chork” come from?

chork (English) comes from English chopstick, from English stick, from Middle English stikke, from Old English sticca, from Proto-West Germanic *stikkō — stick, pole.

chork (English): An eating utensil that can be used like chopsticks or like a fork

Definitions

  1. An eating utensil that can be used like chopsticks or like a fork

Ancestry of “chork”, step by step

chork traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chopstick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchopstickA particular East Asian eating utensil, used in...
2EnglishstickAn elongated piece of wood or similar material,...
3Middle Englishstikketwig, branch; kindling, twigs used as a...
4Old Englishsticcastick
5Proto-West Germanic*stikkōstick, pole

via English fork

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 Proto-West Germanic *stikkō →Every word from Old English sticca →Every word from Middle English stikke →