Where does “Worscht” come from?

Worscht (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German worst, from Old Saxon worst, from Proto-West Germanic wursti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Worscht (Plautdietsch): sausage

Definitions

  1. sausage

Ancestry of “Worscht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanworst—
2Old Saxonworst—
3Proto-West Germanicwurstisausage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “Worscht”

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