Where does “gaffall” come from?

gaffall (Icelandic) comes from Danish gaffel, from Middle Low German gaffel, from Old Saxon gafala, from Proto-West Germanic gabulu, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.

gaffall (Icelandic): fork

Definitions

  1. fork

Ancestry of “gaffall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgaffelfork
2Middle Low Germangaffel—
3Old Saxongafala—
4Proto-West Germanicgabulufork; pitchfork
5Gaulishgabalos—
6Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree

Words derived from “gaffall”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabalos →Every word from Gaulish gabalos →