Where does “Griebenwurst” come from?

Griebenwurst (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.

Ancestry of “Griebenwurst”, step by step

Griebenwurst 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 griebe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangriebegreaves
2Middle High Germangriebepiece of fat, crackling
3Old High Germangriobothat which is coarse; coarse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wursti →