Where does “Wildkürbis” come from?

Wildkürbis (German) comes from German wild, from Middle High German wilde, from Old High German wildi, from Proto-West Germanic wilþī, from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

Wildkürbis (German): wild pumpkin

Definitions

  1. wild pumpkin

Ancestry of “Wildkürbis”, step by step

Wildkürbis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwildwild; strange
2Middle High Germanwilde—
3Old High Germanwildiwild
4Proto-West Germanicwilþīwild
5Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

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 h₂welh₁- →