Where does “Gewürzgurke” come from?

Gewürzgurke (German) comes from German Gewürz, from Middle High German gewürze, from Middle High German wurz, from Old High German wurz, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Gewürzgurke (German): gherkin

Definitions

  1. gherkin

Ancestry of “Gewürzgurke”, step by step

Gewürzgurke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gewürz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewürzspice, condiment, seasoning
2Middle High Germangewürze—
3Middle High Germanwurzwort, herb, root
4Old High Germanwurzherb, root, spice
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

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 wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old High German wurz →