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Where does “Stachelgurke” come from?

Stachelgurke (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.

Stachelgurke (German): A plant in the gourd family with spiny fruits,...

Definitions

  1. A plant in the gourd family with spiny fruits,...

Ancestry of “Stachelgurke”, step by step

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
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