Where does “korbol” come from?

korbol (Polish) 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.

korbol (Polish): pumpkin, gourd, squash

Definitions

  1. pumpkin, gourd, squash

Ancestry of “korbol”, step by step

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