Where does “würst” come from?

würst (English) comes from German wurst, from Middle High German wurst, from Old High German wurst, from Proto-West Germanic wursti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

würst (English): Alternative form of wurst

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wurst

Ancestry of “würst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwurstanyway, anyhow
2Middle High Germanwurst—
3Old High Germanwurst—
4Proto-West Germanicwurstisausage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →