English
Worst
Worst comes from German Wurst ‘sausage’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *wursti.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wursti‘sausage’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050wurst
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
- Germanc. 1650–presentWurst‘sausage’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentWorstvariant of Wurst
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wursti‘sausage’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050wurst
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
- Germanc. 1650–presentWurst‘sausage’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentWorstvariant of Wurst
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through German Wurst ‘sausage’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *wursti / Worst