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by OJFord 698 days ago
Wiktionary says of Erdapfel (which OP admittedly with '?' wasn't sure how to translate):

> From Middle High German ertapfel, erdapfel, ertöpfel, erdöpfel, ertaphel (“mandrake, cucumber, pumpkin, melon”), from Old High German erdapful, erdaphul (“pumpkin, squash, melon”)