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

Definitions

  1. sausage

Ancestry of “woarst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwurst—
2Proto-West Germanicwurstisausage
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-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 →