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”

Every word from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριν →Every word from Greek αγγούρι →Every word from Low German agurke →