Where does “גאָפּל־לעפֿל” come from?

גאָפּל־לעפֿל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גאָפּל, from Middle High German gabel, from Old High German gabala, from Proto-West Germanic gabulu, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.

גאָפּל־לעפֿל (Yiddish): silverware, cutlery

Definitions

  1. silverware, cutlery

Ancestry of “גאָפּל־לעפֿל”, step by step

גאָפּל־לעפֿל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish גאָפּל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגאָפּלfork
2Middle High Germangabel—
3Old High Germangabalasparrow hawk
4Proto-West Germanicgabulufork; pitchfork
5Gaulishgabalos—
6Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree

via Yiddish לעפֿל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלעפֿלspoon
2Middle High Germanleffel—
3Old High Germanleffil—
4Proto-West Germaniclapilspoon
5Proto-Germaniclapilazspoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabalos →Every word from Gaulish gabalos →