Where does “Bierwurst” come from?

Bierwurst (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.

Bierwurst (German): A smoked, seasoned "Brühwurst" sausage originally...

Definitions

  1. A smoked, seasoned "Brühwurst" sausage originally...

Ancestry of “Bierwurst”, step by step

Bierwurst 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 bier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbiersingular imperative of bieren; first-person...
2Middle High Germanbier—
3Old High Germanbior—
4Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
5Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast

Words derived from “Bierwurst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wursti →