vorke

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch furka, from Proto-West Germanic *furkō, from Latin furca.

Noun

vorke f

  1. fork (pronged tool, sometimes for eating)
  2. fork (in an object), branching, split

Inflection

Weak feminine noun
singular plural
nominative vorke vorken
accusative vorke vorken
genitive vorke, vorken vorken
dative vorke, vorken vorken

Descendants

  • 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

Further reading

  • “vorke”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vorke”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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