וווּרשט

Yiddish

[vʊʁʃt], [vɪʁʃt]

noun

Definitions

sausage

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German wurst inherited from Old High German wurst inherited from *wursti 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

Wurst German
*wert- Proto-Indo-European
*wurstiz Proto-Germanic
wurst Old High German
wurst Middle High German
Wurscht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
וווּרשטל Yiddish
*wursti gmw-pro
*wurst Old Dutch
worst Old Saxon
*wurst Old Frisian

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