Where does “boerewors” come from?
boerewors (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans wors, from Dutch worst, from Middle Dutch worst, from Old Dutch wurst, from Proto-West Germanic wursti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
boerewors (Afrikaans): A traditional home-made sausage, now commercially...
Definitions
- A traditional home-made sausage, now commercially...
Ancestry of “boerewors”, step by step
boerewors traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans wors
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | wors | sausage |
| 2 | Dutch | worst | sausage |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | worst | sausage |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wurst | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wursti | sausage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Afrikaans Boer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Boer | A Boer; an Afrikaner, especially an inhabitant or... |
| 2 | Dutch | Boer | a (male) farmer, peasant |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bure | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | būr | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *būr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būraz | room, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |