Where does “hayfork” come from?

hayfork (English) 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...

hayfork (English): A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork

Definitions

  1. A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork

Ancestry of “hayfork”, step by step

hayfork traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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...

via English hay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhayGrass cut and dried for use as animal fodder; Any...
2Middle EnglishhayAlternative form of haye; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishhēhey
4Proto-West Germanic*hiʀ—
5Proto-Germanichīznominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...
Every word from Latin furca →Every word from Proto-West Germanic furkō →Every word from Old English force →