Gaffel.
gaff (spar for a sail)
Meaning & usage
gaff (spar for a sail)
Where this word comes from
18th century, from Low German Gaffel, from Middle Low German gaffele, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”). Doublet of Gabel.
a kind of medieval and early modern organisation in the Rhineland, especially the city of Cologne, similar to a craftsmen’s guild, but often with great political influence
Where this word comes from
The same word as above, but in this sense from Central Franconian Gaffel, Jaffel, from northern Middle High German gaffele, from Old High German *gaffala (attested in mistgaffela, compare Luxembourgish Gafel).
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