wurst

A German- or Austrian-style sausage.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wɝst/

Etymology

Cognate with Old Saxon: worst

Cognate with Old English: weorþan

In summary

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”).

Synonyms

sausage

sassage

pork sausage

salami

stuffing

pizza puff