wursteln

Etymology
From, thus originally “to make sausages” (compare ), and then figuratively in the sense of “to meddle, to tamper”.

In Low German areas the verb is likely to have been secondarily associated with an unrelated verb meaning “to wrestle, to struggle”, attested in and cognate with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬. Some senses and particularly the derivative are most readily explained as being linked to this Low German verb.

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Verb

 * 1) to meddle; to tamper
 * 2) to potter; to be busy with minor works and tasks (e.g. about the house)
 * 3) to struggle with everyday problems; to eke out a living
 * 1) to struggle with everyday problems; to eke out a living
 * 1) to struggle with everyday problems; to eke out a living