Where does “Ketwurst” come from?

Ketwurst (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.

Ketwurst (German): A dish invented in the German Democratic Republic...

Definitions

  1. A dish invented in the German Democratic Republic...

Ancestry of “Ketwurst”, step by step

Ketwurst 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 Ketchup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKetchupketchup
2EnglishketchupA tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes...
3Hainanese膎汁—
4Indonesiankecapsoy sauce; sound of tongue smacking
5Hokkien膎汁—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wursti →