Where does “Dillgurke” come from?

Dillgurke (German) comes from German Gurke, from Old Polish ogurek, from Ancient Greek ἀγγούριον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Dillgurke (German): dill pickle

Definitions

  1. dill pickle

Ancestry of “Dillgurke”, step by step

Dillgurke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gurke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGurkecucumber, gherkin
2Old Polishogurek—
3Ancient GreekἀγγούριονDiminutive of ᾰ̓́γγουρον
4Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via German Dill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDilldill
2Middle High Germantille—
3Old High Germantilli—
4Proto-Germanicdelizsow thistle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀγγούριον →