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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansworssausage
2Dutchworstsausage
3Middle Dutchworstsausage
4Old Dutchwurst
5Proto-West Germanicwurstisausage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Afrikaans Boer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansBoerA Boer; an Afrikaner, especially an inhabitant or...
2DutchBoera (male) farmer, peasant
3Middle Dutchbure
4Old Dutchbūr
5Proto-West Germanic*būr
6Proto-Germanicbūrazroom, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “boerewors

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-West Germanic wursti