Etymology

beefburger

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Today it means: Synonym of hamburger (a cooked ground beef sandwich). Full definition →

English hamburger ← German Hamburger ← Proto-Germanic *warjaz
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
  2. Proto-Italic*gʷōs
  3. Latinbovem
  4. Anglo-Normanbeof
  5. Middle Englishbef
  6. Englishbeef
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kónh₂m
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kónh₂méh₂-
  9. Proto-Germanic*hanmōder.?
  10. Proto-Germanic*hammō
  11. Old High Germanhammeder.?
  12. Old High GermanHamme
  13. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰs?
  15. Proto-Indo-European*bʰergʰ-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*bʰérgʰs?
  17. Proto-Germanic*burgz
  18. Proto-West Germanic*burg
  19. Old High Germanburg
  20. Old High GermanHammaburg
  21. GermanHamburg
  22. Proto-Indo-European*wer-
  23. Proto-Germanic*warjaną
  24. Proto-Germanic*warjaz
  25. GermanHamburger
  26. Englishhamburger
  27. English todaybeefburger

From beef + -burger.

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