Wurst

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

• würst

Origin

1890, from German Wurst ("sausage, wurst") from Middle High German wurst, from Old High German wurst, from Proto-Germanic *wurstiz ("something turned or twisted"), from Proto-Indo-European *wert-, *-d- ("to turn"). Akin to Old Saxon worst ("wurst"), Old English weorþan ("to turn, become"). Unrelated to worsted ("type of yarn"). More at worth ("to be, become, betide").

Full definition of wurst

Noun

1. sausage----