Where does “Metallgabel” come from?
Metallgabel (German) comes from German metall, from Italian metallo, from Spanish metal, from Old Spanish metal, from Old French métal, from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον, from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν — to mine, quarry.
Metallgabel (German): metal fork
Definitions
- metal fork
Ancestry of “Metallgabel”, step by step
Metallgabel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German metall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | metall | metal |
| 2 | Italian | metallo | metal |
| 3 | Spanish | metal | metal |
| 4 | Old Spanish | metal | metal |
| 5 | Old French | métal | metal material |
| 6 | Latin | metallum | metal; precious metals, especially gold or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλον | A mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλευειν | to mine, quarry |
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 |