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Where does “agurk” come from?

agurk (Danish) comes from Low German agurke, from Greek αγγούρι, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριν — cucumber.

agurk (Danish): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “agurk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanagurke—
2Greekαγγούριcucumber; stinker; twerp, nerd
3Byzantine Greekἀγγούρινcucumber

Words derived from “agurk”

  • agurketid
Every word from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριν →