Where does “eldgaffel” come from?

eldgaffel (Swedish) comes from Swedish gaffel, 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.

eldgaffel (Swedish): poker, firestick, stoker

Definitions

  1. poker, firestick, stoker

Ancestry of “eldgaffel”, step by step

eldgaffel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gaffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgaffelfork; a pronged tool
2Middle Low Germangaffel—
3Old Saxongafala—
4Proto-West Germanicgabulufork; pitchfork
5Gaulishgabalos—
6Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree

via Swedish eld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisheldfire, a continued chemical exothermic reaction...
2Old Swedishelderfire; a skin disease - possibly erysipelas
3Old Norseeldrfire
4Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
5Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire
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