Where does “Mestforkj” come from?

Mestforkj (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Forkj, from Middle Low German vorke, from Old Saxon furka, from Proto-West Germanic furkō, from Latin furca — A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

Mestforkj (Plautdietsch): pitchfork for manure

Definitions

  1. pitchfork for manure

Ancestry of “Mestforkj”, step by step

Mestforkj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Forkj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschForkj(large) fork, pitchfork
2Middle Low Germanvorke—
3Old Saxonfurka—
4Proto-West Germanicfurkōfork
5LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

via Plautdietsch Mest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschMestdung, manure
2Middle Low Germanmist—
3Old Saxonmist—
4Proto-West Germanic*mistu—
Every word from Latin furca →Every word from Proto-West Germanic furkō →Every word from Old Saxon furka →
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