Etymology

hayfork

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Today it means: A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork. Full definition →

English fork ← Middle English forke ← Old English forca
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The story

  1. Englishhay
  2. Latinfurca
  3. Proto-West Germanic*furkō
  4. Old Englishforca
  5. Middle Englishforke
  6. Englishfork
  7. English todayhayfork

From hay + fork.

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