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

Stachelgurke 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 Stachel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStachelspike, sting, barb, prick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐονEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀγγούριον