Where does “hamburger” come from?
Hamburger comes from German Hamburger, from the city Hamburg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz and Proto-Indo-European wer-.
hamburger (English): A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked...
Definitions
- A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked...
Ancestry of “hamburger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Hamburger | pertaining to Hamburg; Hamburger; hamburger |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |
Words derived from “hamburger”