Where does “forko” come from?

forko (Esperanto) 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...

forko (Esperanto): fork

Definitions

  1. fork

Ancestry of “forko”, step by step

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...

Words derived from “forko”

Every word from Latin furca →Every word from Proto-West Germanic furkō →Every word from Old English force →