Where does “sjögurka” come from?
sjögurka (Swedish) comes from Swedish gurka, from Low German Gurk, from Middle Low German augurke, from Polish ogórek, from Greek άγουρος, from Ancient Greek ἄωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
sjögurka (Swedish): sea cucumber
Definitions
- sea cucumber
Ancestry of “sjögurka”, step by step
sjögurka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gurka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gurka | a cucumber |
| 2 | Low German | Gurk | cucumber |
| 3 | Middle Low German | augurke | — |
| 4 | Polish | ogórek | cucumber; gherkin |
| 5 | Greek | άγουρος | unripe, green; immature; inexperienced |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄωρος | untimely, unseasonable; unripe; without youthful... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Swedish sjö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sjö | a lake, small sea |
| 2 | Old Norse | sær | the sea, ocean; second/third-person singular... |
| 3 | Old Norse | sik | oneself |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sik | Alternative form of *sek |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīką | trickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |