Where does “sausage sizzle” come from?
sausage sizzle (English) comes from English sausage, from Middle English sawsiche, from Anglo-Norman sausiche, from Old French saucice, from Latin salsīcius, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls — salt.
sausage sizzle (English): A barbecue, especially one held for fundraising...
Definitions
- A barbecue, especially one held for fundraising...
Ancestry of “sausage sizzle”, step by step
sausage sizzle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |