Where does “Currywurst” come from?
Currywurst (German) comes from German Curry, from English curry, from Middle English currayen, from Old French correer, from Vulgar Latin conredare, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin.
Currywurst (German): currywurst; a German national dish consisting of...
Definitions
- currywurst; a German national dish consisting of...
Ancestry of “Currywurst”, step by step
Currywurst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Curry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Curry | curry; curry powder |
| 2 | English | curry | One of a family of dishes originating from South... |
| 3 | Middle English | currayen | — |
| 4 | Old French | correer | To prepare |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | conredare | — |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |