Etymology

riceburger

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Today it means: An Asian snack food based on the hamburger, with rice patties instead of a bun. Full definition →

English hamburger ← German Hamburger ← Proto-Germanic *warjaz
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  1. Proto-Indo-Iranian*wriHǰʰíš
  2. Proto-Iranian*wriHǰíš
  3. Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš
  4. Ancient Greekὄρῡζα (órūza)
  5. Late Latinoryza
  6. Old Italianriso
  7. Old Frenchris
  8. Middle Englishrys
  9. Englishrice
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kónh₂m
  11. Proto-Indo-European*kónh₂méh₂-
  12. Proto-Germanic*hanmōder.?
  13. Proto-Germanic*hammō
  14. Old High Germanhammeder.?
  15. Old High GermanHamme
  16. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰs?
  18. Proto-Indo-European*bʰergʰ-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*bʰérgʰs?
  20. Proto-Germanic*burgz
  21. Proto-West Germanic*burg
  22. Old High Germanburg
  23. Old High GermanHammaburg
  24. GermanHamburg
  25. Proto-Indo-European*wer-
  26. Proto-Germanic*warjaną
  27. Proto-Germanic*warjaz
  28. GermanHamburger
  29. Englishhamburger
  30. English todayriceburger

From rice + -burger.

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