Where does “worst” come from?

worst (Dutch) comes 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.

worst (Dutch): sausage

Definitions

  1. sausage

Ancestry of “worst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “worst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →