Where does “hamburgerkött” come from?
hamburgerkött (Swedish) comes from Swedish hamburgare, from English Hamburger, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
hamburgerkött (Swedish): smoked horsemeat
Definitions
- smoked horsemeat
Ancestry of “hamburgerkött”, step by step
hamburgerkött traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hamburgare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hamburgare | a hamburger (sandwich) |
| 2 | English | Hamburger | A person from Hamburg |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish kött
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kött | meat, flesh |
| 2 | Old Swedish | køt | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kjǫt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ketwą | meat; flesh |
via Swedish Hamburg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Hamburg | — |