Etymology

cheeseburger

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Today it means: A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese). Full definition →

English hamburger ← German Hamburger ← Proto-Germanic *warjaz
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  1. Latincāseus
  2. Proto-Germanic*kāsijaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*kāsī
  4. Old Englishċīese
  5. Middle Englishchese
  6. Englishcheese
  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 todaycheeseburger

Blend of cheese + hamburger (1928). By surface analysis, cheese + -burger.

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