Where does “Bregenwurst” come from?

Bregenwurst (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.

Bregenwurst (German): a traditional sausage, which used to include...

Definitions

  1. a traditional sausage, which used to include...

Ancestry of “Bregenwurst”, step by step

Bregenwurst 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 bregen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbregen(animal) brain
2Middle Low Germanbrēgen—
3Old Saxonbregin—
4Proto-Germanicbragnąbrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmregʰnomskull, brain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wursti →
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