Where does “forke” come from?

forke (Middle English) comes from Old English force, from Proto-West Germanic furkō, from Latin furca — A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

forke (Middle English): A fork or graip; A fork-shaped fire iron; A...

Definitions

  1. A fork or graip; A fork-shaped fire iron; A...

Ancestry of “forke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforce(found in compounds)
2Proto-West Germanicfurkōfork
3LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

Words derived from “forke”

Every word from Latin furca →Every word from Proto-West Germanic furkō →Every word from Old English force →
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