English Explanatory Dictionary

wurst

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A German- or Austrian-style sausage.

Pronunciation

/wɝst/ /vɝst/ /vʊɹst/ /wɜːst/ /vɜːst/ /vʊəst/

Word forms

wurst wursts würste würst

Etymology

First attested in 1890. Borrowed from German Wurst (“sausage, wurst”), from Middle High German wurst, from Old High German wurst, from Proto-West Germanic *wursti (“something turned or twisted”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert-, *werd- (“to turn”). Akin to Old Saxon worst (“wurst”), Old English weorþan (“to turn, become”). Doublet of wors. Unrelated to worsted (“type of yarn”). More at worth (“to be, become, betide”).

Related words

Bierwurst blutwurst bockwurst bratwurst currywurst Hanswurst Hans Wurst knackwurst knockwurst weisswurst wienerwurst

Derived words

beerwurst blood wurst liverwurst
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