Where does “woarst” come from?
woarst (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wurst, from Proto-West Germanic wursti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
woarst (West Frisian): sausage
Ancestry of “woarst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | wurst | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wursti | sausage |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |