gaffel
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- fork; a pronged tool
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German gaffel derived from Old Saxon gavala derived from *gabulu (fork).
Origin
*gabulu
Gloss
fork
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kahveli Finnish
- kahvelikuunari Finnish
- kahvelipurje Finnish
- gaffla Swedish
- stämgaffel Swedish
- stämma Swedish
- gaffel Danish
- agafar Catalan, Valencian
- agafatós Catalan, Valencian
- gabear Galician
- gabita Galician
- gaffel Middle Dutch
- *gaffala Old High German
- gabala Old High German
- *gabulu gmw-pro
- kahvel Estonian
- gaffel Middle Low German
- gafala Old Saxon
- gavala Old Saxon
- Gawwel Pennsylvania German
- Hoigawwel Pennsylvania German
- gafar Old Catalan