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
Ancestry of “Kürbis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kürbiz | — |
| 2 | Old High German | kurbiȥ | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kurbit | — |
| 4 | Latin | cucurbita | gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt |
Words derived from “Kürbis”