Where does “shakefork” come from?

shakefork (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...

shakefork (English): A fork for shaking hay; a pitchfork; A pall,...

Definitions

  1. A fork for shaking hay; a pitchfork; A pall,...

Ancestry of “shakefork”, step by step

shakefork 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 shake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshakeTo cause to move rapidly in opposite directions...
2Middle EnglishschakenTo shake or quake
3Old Englishsċeacan—
Every word from Latin furca →Every word from Proto-West Germanic furkō →Every word from Old English force →