Where does “Gemüsegabel” come from?
Gemüsegabel (German) comes from German gabel, 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.
Gemüsegabel (German): vegetable fork
Definitions
- vegetable fork
Ancestry of “Gemüsegabel”, step by step
Gemüsegabel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gabel | inflection of gabeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | gabel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gabala | sparrow hawk |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gabulu | fork; pitchfork |
| 5 | Gaulish | gabalos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | gabalos | fork, forked branch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰabʰlos | fork, branch of tree |
via German Gemüse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gemüse | vegetable; vegetables; a seasoned vegetable-based... |
| 2 | Middle High German | gemüese | — |
| 3 | Old High German | muos | food, victuals, porridge; porridge, food, meal,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mōs | wet food, mush, porridge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōsą | wet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |