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Where does “wursti” come from?

wursti (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wursti (Proto-West Germanic): sausage

Definitions

  1. sausage

Ancestry of “wursti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wursti”

  • wiener
  • weenie
  • wurst
  • wienie
  • wienerwurst
  • blutwurst
  • weisswurst
  • currywurst
  • technoweenie
  • weeniehead
  • beanie-weenies
  • currywurst
  • Bregenwurst
  • Currywurst
  • wursteln
  • Wienerwurst
  • Gänseleberwurst
  • Blutwurst
  • Fleischwurst
  • Kalbsleberwurst
  • Wurst
  • Mettwurst
  • Weisswurst
  • Weißwurstäquator
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