Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/furkō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin *furcō, furca.

Noun

*furkō m

fork
Synonym: *gabulu

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*forkō
Genitive	furkini, forkan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*forkō	*forkan
Accusative	*forkan	*forkan
Genitive	furkini, forkan	*forkanō
Dative	furkini, forkan	*furkum
Instrumental	furkini, forkan	*furkum

Descendants

Old English: forca, force
- Middle English: forke, fork, furke, forch, fourch
  - English: fork (see there for further descendants)
  - Scots: fork
  - Yola: vork
Old Frisian: forke
- North Frisian: forck
- Saterland Frisian: Fúurke, Fouerke (Strukelje)
- West Frisian: foarke
Old Saxon: furka
- Middle Low German: vorke
  - → German: Forke
Old Dutch: furka
- Middle Dutch: vorke
  - Dutch: vork
    - Afrikaans: vurk
      - →? Sotho: fereko
      - → Xhosa: ifolokhwe
    - Berbice Creole Dutch: forku, foruku
    - Negerhollands: vork
    - → Ambonese Malay: fork
    - → Caribbean Javanese: forok
    - → Indonesian: porok
    - → Papiamentu: fòrki (from the diminutive)
    - →? Sranan Tongo: forku
      - → Aukan: foluku
      - → Caribbean Hindustani: forku, phorku
      - → Saramaccan: folúku
    - → Manado Malay: forok
Old High German: furka, furcha
- Middle High German: furke
  - Alemannic German: Furgge
→ Old Norse: forkr
- Danish: fork