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Where does “Weißwurstäquator” come from?

Weißwurstäquator (German) comes from German Weißwurst, 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.

Weißwurstäquator (German): The perceived cultural border between Bavaria and...

Definitions

  1. The perceived cultural border between Bavaria and...

Ancestry of “Weißwurstäquator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeißwurstweisswurst ; a traditional Bavarian sausage made...
2Germanwurstanyway, anyhow
3Middle High Germanwurst—
4Old High Germanwurst—
5Proto-West Germanicwurstisausage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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