Prong

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /pɹɑŋ/

Origin

From Middle English pronge, perhaps from Middle Low German prange ("stick, restraining device"), from prangen ("to press, pinch"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preng ("to wrap up, constrict"), akin to Lithuanian springstù ("to choke, become choked or obstructed"), Latvian sprañgât ("cord, constrict"), Ancient Greek σπαργανόω (sparganóō, "to swaddle"), σπάργανον (spárganon, "swaddling cloth").

Full definition of prong

Noun

1. A thin, pointed, projecting part.a pitchfork with four prongs
2. A branch; a fork.the two prongs of a river

Derived terms

• pronghorn