Where does “leverworst” come from?
leverworst (Dutch) comes from Dutch lever, from Middle Dutch leveren, from Old French livrer, from Latin līberō, from Latin līberāre, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober — shoe.
leverworst (Dutch): liverwurst, a liver sausage
Definitions
- liverwurst, a liver sausage
Ancestry of “leverworst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | lever | liver; edible animal liver as a dish or culinary... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | leveren | — |
| 3 | Old French | livrer | to deliver; to give birth; to deliver |
| 4 | Latin | līberō | — |
| 5 | Latin | līberāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | Līber | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | loeber | — |
| 8 | French | lober | to lob |
| 9 | French | lob | lob |
| 10 | English | lob | To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high... |
| 11 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 12 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 13 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 14 | Latin | longitūdō | — |
| 15 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 16 | Latin | -ē | — |
| 17 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 18 | Latin | calceus | shoe |