Where does “Worschtstoppa” come from?

Worschtstoppa (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Stoppa, from Plautdietsch stoppen, from Middle Low German stoppen, from Frankish stoppōn, from Proto-Germanic stuppōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Worschtstoppa (Plautdietsch): sausagemaker

Definitions

  1. sausagemaker

Ancestry of “Worschtstoppa”, step by step

Worschtstoppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Stoppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschStoppa—
2Plautdietschstoppento stuff
3Middle Low Germanstoppen—
4Frankishstoppōnto cram, plug, stuff
5Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Plautdietsch Worscht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschWorschtsausage
2Middle Low Germanworst—
3Old Saxonworst—
4Proto-West Germanicwurstisausage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną →