Bockwurst
/ˈbɒkˌwɜːrst/noun
A mildly seasoned German sausage traditionally made from finely ground pork and sometimes veal.
Did you know?The first element refers to Bock beer, whose name is associated with Einbeck, the German town whose beer style was reshaped in Bavarian pronunciation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*bukk-
“Male goat or billy goat”
Old High German
Old High German
bock
“Male goat; later also a term connected with the strong beer style”
14th–17th Century
German
Bockbier
“Strong beer associated with the brewing tradition of Einbeck”
19th Century
German
Bockwurst
“A sausage served with or associated with Bock beer”
Late 19th Century
English loanword
bockwurst
“A German-style sausage”
Modern English
English
Bockwurst
“A mild German sausage, commonly eaten with mustard or bread”