Where does “Schmorgurke” come from?

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

Schmorgurke (German): a kind of cucumber with a thick, leathery peel

Definitions

  1. a kind of cucumber with a thick, leathery peel

Ancestry of “Schmorgurke”, step by step

Schmorgurke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German schmoren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschmorento braise
2Middle Low Germansmôren—
3Proto-Germanicsmurōnąto suffocate, strangle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀγγούριον →