Did the fork evolve from a stick? Did a spoon evolve from a sea shell? Is generic silverware the same as a utensil? And what of the lonely knife? It really has not evolved much.
There are many types of knives. And what of that spelling. Knife was once derived from the Vikings word knif. Boy, that explains a lot. There is a french term, canif which makes me assume that in old English and Norse they sounded the "kn". I mean, why would they write it if it was not so.
Fork from old English comes from Latin furca, to divide in branches. I think a forked stick could skewer haggis much surer and later some genius tried three, ten and then twenty five tines and came up with the rake but that was not used very often at the dinner table. There is nothing like a fork to stick a sheep's stomach full of hearts and stuff. It is called haggis and derived from the sound one makes after eating while running to the toilet, "Oh, haaaaggggus."
The spoons is from the word spon which means splinter or chip of wood. Spoon fed is an old term for feeding helpless people or children with a thin piece of wood to help them. An indentation was morphed later. Now we have sporks with serrations on the edge for cutting away gristle. Reminds me of many a tongue I have seen and heard.
Much of the world still does not use utensils to eat. Hands work great. Chop sticks help with the spearing but not with soup. Chop sticks with a hole in the middle like a straw would be most cool for soup. Chopsticks sort of translates into "quick little bamboo fellas". Although it is probably a reverse translation from a derogatory "Chop Chop" used to mean "quickly" Drinking form a bowl is customary in many places. Why not have chopsticks with a hole in it like a straw. No more spoon soup mess.
I have some silverware, stuff made of silver and some silver plated spoons and such. I guess I have cutlery, go figure.
There are many types of knives. And what of that spelling. Knife was once derived from the Vikings word knif. Boy, that explains a lot. There is a french term, canif which makes me assume that in old English and Norse they sounded the "kn". I mean, why would they write it if it was not so.
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The spoons is from the word spon which means splinter or chip of wood. Spoon fed is an old term for feeding helpless people or children with a thin piece of wood to help them. An indentation was morphed later. Now we have sporks with serrations on the edge for cutting away gristle. Reminds me of many a tongue I have seen and heard.
Much of the world still does not use utensils to eat. Hands work great. Chop sticks help with the spearing but not with soup. Chop sticks with a hole in the middle like a straw would be most cool for soup. Chopsticks sort of translates into "quick little bamboo fellas". Although it is probably a reverse translation from a derogatory "Chop Chop" used to mean "quickly" Drinking form a bowl is customary in many places. Why not have chopsticks with a hole in it like a straw. No more spoon soup mess.
I have some silverware, stuff made of silver and some silver plated spoons and such. I guess I have cutlery, go figure.
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