Where does “ворстик” come from?

ворстик (Russian) comes from Estonian vorst, 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.

ворстик (Russian): sausage

Definitions

  1. sausage

Ancestry of “ворстик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianvorstA sausage
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 wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wursti →