Where does “chitterlings” come from?

chitterlings (English) comes from Middle English cheterlingis, from Proto-Germanic kweþuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

chitterlings (English): Small intestine, boiled and fried, usually of a...

Definitions

  1. Small intestine, boiled and fried, usually of a...

Ancestry of “chitterlings”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcheterlingis—
2Proto-Germanickweþuzbelly, stomach; womb
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþuz →Every word from Middle English cheterlingis →