An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Kürbis

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2512063An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — Kürbis1891John Francis Davis

​ Kürbis, m., ‘gourd, pumpkin,’ from the equiv. MidHG. kürbeȥ, kürbiȥ, OHG. churbiȥ, m. (rarely f.); borrowed previous ​to the HG. permutation (of t to ȥȥ) from Lat. cucúrbita, whence also AS. cyrfet. Whether the reduplicated form of the Lat. word was influenced by Teut. itself cannot be determined. From Lat. cucurbita are also derived Ital. cucuzza, Fr. gourde, whence E. gourd, Du. kauwoerde.

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