Where does “Kürbiskern” come from?

Kürbiskern (German) comes from German kern, from Middle High German kerne, from Old High German kerno, from Proto-Germanic kernô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Kürbiskern (German): pumpkin seed

Definitions

  1. pumpkin seed

Ancestry of “Kürbiskern”, step by step

Kürbiskern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankernkernel
2Middle High Germankerne—
3Old High Germankernocore; pith
4Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via German Kürbis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKürbispumpkin, gourd, squash
2Middle High Germankürbiz—
3Old High Germankurbiȥ—
4Proto-West Germanickurbitgourd, cucurbit
5Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →