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Where does “gabulu” come from?

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

gabulu (Proto-West Germanic): fork; pitchfork

Definitions

  1. fork; pitchfork

Ancestry of “gabulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishgabalos—
2Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree

Words derived from “gabulu”

  • gaffle
  • Gabelfrühstück
  • Gabelreiterin
  • Gabelstapler
  • Kuchengabel
  • Gabel
  • Heugabel
  • Mistgabel
  • gaffla
  • gaffel
  • gablec
  • габула
  • gabula
  • gaffel
  • gaffolle
  • gaffel
  • gafel
  • gabala
  • gabel
  • גאָפּל
  • גאָפּל־לעפֿל
  • gaffel
  • gaffele
  • gafila
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