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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—
2Proto-West Germanicfurkōfork
3LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

Words derived from “forke”

  • fork
  • pitchfork
  • forklift
  • forkful
  • forkhead
  • forky
  • hayfork
  • prefork
  • forktail
  • forkball
  • forklike
  • forkless
  • dungfork
  • forkbeard
  • forker
  • pitchforklike
  • shakefork
  • pitchforkful
  • multifork
  • forkable
  • forken
  • forkmaker
  • forkiness
  • forkliftable
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