Where does “Weißwurst” come from?

Weißwurst (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.

Weißwurst (German): weisswurst "white sausage"; a traditional Bavarian sausage made from veal and pork bacon

Definitions

  1. weisswurst "white sausage"; a traditional Bavarian sausage made from veal and pork bacon

Ancestry of “Weißwurst”, step by step

Weißwurst 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 Weiß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeißwhite, whiteness; powder, face powder
2Middle High Germanwīȥ—

Words derived from “Weißwurst”

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