Where does “wors” come from?

wors (Afrikaans) comes 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.

wors (Afrikaans): sausage

Definitions

  1. sausage

Ancestry of “wors”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wors”

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