Where does “Zierkürbis” come from?

Zierkürbis (German) comes from German Kürbis, from Middle High German kürbiz, from Old High German kurbiȥ, from Proto-West Germanic kurbit, from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

Zierkürbis (German): ornamental pumpkin

Definitions

  1. ornamental pumpkin

Ancestry of “Zierkürbis”, step by step

Zierkürbis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kürbis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKürbispumpkin, gourd, squash
2Middle High Germankürbiz—
3Old High Germankurbiȥ—
4Proto-West Germanickurbitgourd, cucurbit
5Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt

via German Zier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZierornament; decoration
2Middle High Germanziere—
3Old High Germanziari—
Every word from Latin cucurbita →