Where does “*gaffala” come from?

*gaffala (Old High German) comes from Old Saxon gavala, from Proto-West Germanic gabulu, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.

Ancestry of “*gaffala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongavala—
2Proto-West Germanicgabulufork; pitchfork
3Gaulishgabalos—
4Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabalos →Every word from Gaulish gabalos →