Where does “Einlegegurke” come from?

Einlegegurke (German) comes from German einlegen, from German ein, from Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Einlegegurke (German): pickler a cucumber grown for pickling

Definitions

  1. pickler a cucumber grown for pickling

Ancestry of “Einlegegurke”, step by step

Einlegegurke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German einlegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinlegento insert; to put in; to inlay
2Germaneinone; a, an; indicating motion into something
3Middle High Germaneinone
4Old High Germaneinone; only
5Proto-West Germanicainone
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →