Where does “viršla” come from?

viršla (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Würstel, from German wurst, from Middle High German wurst, from Old High German wurst, from Proto-West Germanic wursti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

viršla (Serbo-Croatian): hot dog, frankfurter

Definitions

  1. hot dog, frankfurter

Ancestry of “viršla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWürstelvienna sausage, small sausage
2Germanwurstanyway, anyhow
3Middle High Germanwurst—
4Old High Germanwurst—
5Proto-West Germanicwurstisausage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-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 →