Where does “וווּרשטערײַ” come from?
וווּרשטערײַ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וווּרשט, 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.
וווּרשטערײַ (Yiddish): delicatessen shop selling prepared foods
Definitions
- delicatessen shop selling prepared foods
Ancestry of “וווּרשטערײַ”, step by step
וווּרשטערײַ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish וווּרשט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | וווּרשט | sausage |
| 2 | Middle High German | wurst | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wurst | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wursti | sausage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Yiddish ערײַ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ערײַ | — |