Where does “Gabelstapler” come from?

Gabelstapler (German) comes from German Stapler, from German stapeln, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Gabelstapler (German): forklift, lift truck

Definitions

  1. forklift, lift truck

Ancestry of “Gabelstapler”, step by step

Gabelstapler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stapler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStaplerforklift truck
2Germanstapelnto pile up; to stack
3German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
4Middle High German-en
5Old High German-īn
6Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German gabel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangabelinflection of gabeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germangabel
3Old High Germangabalasparrow hawk
4Proto-West Germanicgabulufork; pitchfork
5Gaulishgabalos
6Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree

Words derived from “Gabelstapler

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from German -enEvery word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz