Where does “Gabel” come from?

Gabel (German) comes from Middle High German gabel, from Old High German gabala, from Proto-West Germanic gabulu, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.

Gabel (German): fork; pitchfork; prong

Definitions

  1. fork; pitchfork; prong

Ancestry of “Gabel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangabel—
2Old High Germangabalasparrow hawk
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 →