Where does “Gurk” come from?
Gurk (Low German) comes from Middle Low German augurke, from Polish ogórek, from Greek άγουρος, from Ancient Greek ἄωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Gurk (Low German): cucumber
Ancestry of “Gurk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | augurke | — |
| 2 | Polish | ogórek | cucumber; gherkin |
| 3 | Greek | άγουρος | unripe, green; immature; inexperienced |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄωρος | untimely, unseasonable; unripe; without youthful... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “Gurk”