Where does “burger” come from?
Burger is a back-formation from hamburger, which derives from German Hamburger, ultimately from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz and Proto-Indo-European wer-.
burger (English): A hamburger; A similar sandwich or patty;...
Definitions
- A hamburger; A similar sandwich or patty;...
Ancestry of “burger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hamburger | A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked... |
| 2 | German | Hamburger | pertaining to Hamburg; Hamburger; hamburger |
| 3 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 4 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |