vorke

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch furka, from Latin furca.

Noun

vorke f

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

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: vork
    • Afrikaans: vurk
      • → Sotho: fereko ?
    • → Indonesian: porok
    • → Papiamentu: fòrki (from the diminutive)

Further reading
  • “vorke”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “vorke”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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