An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Kürbis

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Kürbis
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.