Where does “ハンバーグ” come from?

ハンバーグ (Japanese) comes from English Hamburg, from German Hamburg, from Old High German Hammaburg.

ハンバーグ (Japanese): Hamburg steak

Definitions

  1. Hamburg steak

Ancestry of “ハンバーグ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHamburgA Hamburg chicken; A variety of black grape
2GermanHamburgHamburg
3Old High GermanHammaburg—
Every word from Old High German Hammaburg →Every word from German Hamburg →Every word from English Hamburg →