Where does “wors” come from?

wors (English) comes from Afrikaans wors, from Dutch worst, 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.

wors (English): boerewors, a traditional home-made sausage, now...

Definitions

  1. boerewors, a traditional home-made sausage, now...

Ancestry of “wors”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansworssausage
2Dutchworstsausage
3Middle Dutchworstsausage
4Old Dutchwurst—
5Proto-West Germanicwurstisausage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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