Where does “Gaufel” come from?

Gaufel (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German gaffel, from Old Saxon gafala, from Proto-West Germanic gabulu, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.

Gaufel (Plautdietsch): fork

Definitions

  1. fork

Ancestry of “Gaufel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangaffel—
2Old Saxongafala—
3Proto-West Germanicgabulufork; pitchfork
4Gaulishgabalos—
5Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabalos →Every word from Gaulish gabalos →