Where does “kirb” come from?

kirb (Livonian) comes from Latvian ķirbis, 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.

kirb (Livonian): squash, pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo

Definitions

  1. squash, pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo

Ancestry of “kirb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianķirbispumpkin, squash, gourd plants; fam
2GermanKürbispumpkin, gourd, squash
3Middle High Germankürbiz—
4Old High Germankurbiȥ—
5Proto-West Germanickurbitgourd, cucurbit
6Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt
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