Where does “Wachskürbis” come from?

Wachskürbis (German) comes from German Wachs, from Middle High German wahs, from Old High German wahs, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.

Wachskürbis (German): winter melon (Benincasa hispida) plant and fruit

Definitions

  1. winter melon (Benincasa hispida) plant and fruit

Ancestry of “Wachskürbis”, step by step

Wachskürbis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wachs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWachswax; cere
2Middle High Germanwahswax
3Old High Germanwahswax
4Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—

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 woḱ-so- →