Where does “gaffolle” come from?

gaffolle (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch gaffel, from Proto-West Germanic gabulu, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.

Ancestry of “gaffolle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgaffel—
2Proto-West Germanicgabulufork; pitchfork
3Gaulishgabalos—
4Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree

Words derived from “gaffolle”

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