Where does “Frankfurter” come from?
Frankfurter is a German noun derived from Frankfurt plus the German agent suffix -er, which descends through Middle High German -er and Old High German -āri to Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, ultimately from Latin -arius and Proto-Indo-European wer-.
Frankfurter (English): A native or inhabitant of Frankfurt, Germany
Definitions
- A native or inhabitant of Frankfurt, Germany
Ancestry of “Frankfurter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Frankfurter | Frankfurter; a Vienna sausage |
| 2 | German | Frankfurt | — |