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Where does “agurke” come from?
agurke (Low German) comes from Greek αγγούρι, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριν — cucumber.
Ancestry of “agurke”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Greek
αγγούρι
cucumber; stinker; twerp, nerd
2
Byzantine Greek
ἀγγούριν
cucumber
Words derived from “agurke”
gúrka
agurk
gúrkutíð
agurketid
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