wurst

See also Wurst

English

Alternative forms

• würst

Etymology

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.

Noun

wurst (plural wursts)

1. sausage

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German

Adverb

wurst

1. anyway, anyhow

   Das ist mir wurst. - I don't care about it.