Where does “agurk” come from?
agurk (Danish) comes from Low German agurke, from Greek αγγούρι, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριν — cucumber.
agurk (Danish): cucumber
Ancestry of “agurk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Low German | agurke | — |
| 2 | Greek | αγγούρι | cucumber; stinker; twerp, nerd |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | ἀγγούριν | cucumber |
Words derived from “agurk”