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
hamburger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hamburger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hamburger | pertaining to Hamburg; Hamburger; hamburger |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via English Hamburger sandwich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hamburger sandwich | — |
via English Hamburger steak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hamburger steak | — |