Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “gaffele” come from?

gaffele (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-West Germanic gabulu, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.

Ancestry of “gaffele”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gaffele”

  • gaffel
  • gaffla
  • gaffel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →