Where does “gaffallyftari” come from?
gaffallyftari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gaffall, 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.
gaffallyftari (Icelandic): forklift
Definitions
- forklift
Ancestry of “gaffallyftari”, step by step
gaffallyftari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic gaffall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | gaffall | fork |
| 2 | Danish | gaffel | fork |
| 3 | Middle Low German | gaffel | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | gafala | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gabulu | fork; pitchfork |
| 6 | Gaulish | gabalos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | gabalos | fork, forked branch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰabʰlos | fork, branch of tree |
via Icelandic lyftari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lyftari | forklift |
| 2 | Icelandic | lyfta | to lift, to raise; elevator, lift |
| 3 | Old Norse | lypta | to lift, air |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | luftijaną | to air; put or raise into the air; raise aloft;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |