Where does “wirste” come from?

wirste (Middle English) comes from Old English wierrest, from Proto-Germanic wirsistaz — superlative degree of *ubilaz.

wirste (Middle English): Alternative form of wrist

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wrist

Ancestry of “wirste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwierrestsuperlative degree of yfel: worst
2Proto-Germanicwirsistazsuperlative degree of *ubilaz
Every word from Proto-Germanic wirsistaz →Every word from Old English wierrest →