Where does “Wurstebrot” come from?
Wurstebrot (German) comes from German brōt, from Middle High German brōt, from Old High German brōt, from Proto-West Germanic braud, from English Berwald, from Proto-West Germanic berō, from Proto-Germanic berô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
Wurstebrot (German): a kind of sausage or dumpling made from coarse rye meal and blood
Definitions
- a kind of sausage or dumpling made from coarse rye meal and blood
Ancestry of “Wurstebrot”, step by step
Wurstebrot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German brōt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brōt | bread |
| 2 | Middle High German | brōt | bread |
| 3 | Old High German | brōt | bread |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | braud | bread |
| 5 | English | Berwald | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | berō | bear |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | berô | bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via German wursten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wursten | to make sausage |