Where does “kürbiȥ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kürbiȥ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankurbiȥ—
2Proto-West Germanickurbitgourd, cucurbit
3Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt
Every word from Latin cucurbita →