Where does “knaffel” come from?

knaffel (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.

knaffel (Swedish): knork; hybrid knife-fork

Definitions

  1. knork; hybrid knife-fork

Ancestry of “knaffel”, step by step

knaffel 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 kniv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknivknife
2Old Swedishknīverknife
3Old Norseknífrknife
4Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabalos →Every word from Gaulish gabalos →