Where does “Kürbis” come from?

Kürbis (German) comes from Middle High German kürbiz, from Old High German kurbiȥ, from Proto-West Germanic kurbit, from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

Kürbis (German): pumpkin, gourd, squash

Definitions

  1. pumpkin, gourd, squash

Ancestry of “Kürbis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankürbiz—
2Old High Germankurbiȥ—
3Proto-West Germanickurbitgourd, cucurbit
4Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt

Words derived from “Kürbis”

Every word from Latin cucurbita →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kurbit →Every word from Old High German kurbiȥ →