Where does “sausage kerb” come from?
sausage kerb (English) comes from English kerb, from English curb, from French courbe, from Latin curbus, from Latin curvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
sausage kerb (English): A type of kerbing and speed bumps found on...
Definitions
- A type of kerbing and speed bumps found on...
Ancestry of “sausage kerb”, step by step
sausage kerb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kerb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kerb | The edge between the pavement and the roadway,... |
| 2 | English | curb | A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a... |
| 3 | French | courbe | curve; curved; bent |
| 4 | Latin | curbus | — |
| 5 | Latin | curvus | bent, crooked, curved |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English sausage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sausage | A food made of ground meat and seasoning, packed... |
| 2 | Middle English | sawsiche | sausage |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | sausiche | — |
| 4 | Old French | saucice | sausage |
| 5 | Latin | salsīcius | prepared with salt |
| 6 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 7 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |