Where does “yelve” come from?

yelve (English) comes from Middle English yevel, from Old English ġeafel, from Proto-West Germanic gabulu, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.

yelve (English): A fork used to carry dung; such a fork used as a...

Definitions

  1. A fork used to carry dung; such a fork used as a...

Ancestry of “yelve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishyevelpitchfork gardening tool
2Old Englishġeafel—
3Proto-West Germanicgabulufork; pitchfork
4Gaulishgabalos—
5Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabalos →Every word from Gaulish gabalos →