Where does “forku” come from?

forku (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch vork, from Middle Dutch vorke, from Old Dutch furka, from Proto-West Germanic furkō, from Latin furca — A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

forku (Sranan Tongo): fork

Definitions

fork

Ancestry of “forku”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	vork	fork; intersection, split; fork of a two-wheeled...
2	Middle Dutch	vorke	fork (pronged tool, sometimes for eating)
3	Old Dutch	furka	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	furkō	fork
5	Latin	furca	A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

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