Where does “Mistgabel” come from?

Mistgabel (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.

Mistgabel (German): pitchfork

Definitions

  1. pitchfork

Ancestry of “Mistgabel”, step by step

Mistgabel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German mist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmistmanure (domestic animals’ excrement mixed with hay)
2Middle High Germanmist—
3Old High Germanmist—
4Proto-Germanicmihstazcloud, mist, fog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃migʰstos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabalos →Every word from Gaulish gabalos →