Where does “Aa-Wurst” come from?

Aa-Wurst (German) 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.

Aa-Wurst (German): human feces with the approximate shape of a...

Definitions

  1. human feces with the approximate shape of a...

Ancestry of “Aa-Wurst”, step by step

Aa-Wurst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wurst

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

via German aa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaafeces, poop
2Middle Low Germana—
3Old Saxonahawater; running water, river, stream
4Proto-West Germanicahuriver
5Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wursti →