Where does “kapel” come from?

kapel (Marshallese) 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.

kapel (Marshallese): a fork

Definitions

  1. a fork

Ancestry of “kapel”, step by step

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