Where does “Gurke” come from?

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

Gurke (German): cucumber, gherkin

Definitions

  1. cucumber, gherkin

Ancestry of “Gurke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Gurke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →