worst
Middle Dutch
noun
Definitions
- sausage
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch *wurst inherited from Proto-Germanic *wurstiz (something turned twisted).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wurstiz
Gloss
something turned twisted
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bierworst Dutch, Flemish
- boterhamworst Dutch, Flemish
- braadworst Dutch, Flemish
- curryworst Dutch, Flemish
- eenheidsworst Dutch, Flemish
- knakworst Dutch, Flemish
- leverworst Dutch, Flemish
- metworst Dutch, Flemish
- rookworst Dutch, Flemish
- tongenworst Dutch, Flemish
- worst Dutch, Flemish
- *wert- Proto-Indo-European
- *wurstiz Proto-Germanic
- wurst Old High German
- wors Afrikaans
- *wursti gmw-pro
- *wurst Old Dutch
- *wurst Old Frisian