Where does “Gewächshausgurke” come from?
Gewächshausgurke (German) comes from German Gewächshaus, from German Gewächs, from German wachsen, from Middle High German wahsen, from Old High German wahsan, from Proto-West Germanic wahsan, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.
Gewächshausgurke (German): greenhouse cucumber
Definitions
- greenhouse cucumber
Ancestry of “Gewächshausgurke”, step by step
Gewächshausgurke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gewächshaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gewächshaus | greenhouse, hothouse, forcing house |
| 2 | German | Gewächs | plant |
| 3 | German | wachsen | to grow; to grow, to increase; to wax |
| 4 | Middle High German | wahsen | to grow |
| 5 | Old High German | wahsan | to grow |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wahsan | to grow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 8 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |