Worst
See also: worst
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Worst, a variant of Wurst (“sausage”).
Proper noun
Worst (plural Worsts)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Worst is the 38484th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 575 individuals. Worst is most common among White (94.26%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Worst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German wurst, from Old High German wurst, from Proto-West Germanic *wursti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɔʃt/
Noun
Worst f (plural Werst, diminutive Werstche)
Derived terms
- Worstmaschin