Etymology

sandwich

san·dwich
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Today it means: A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food. Full definition →

Old English Sandwīċ
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sandwich · noun, verb, adjective1

Named after its supposed inventor, the Earl of Sandwich (see Sandwich).

Sandwich · proper noun, noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromSandwīċ
  2. English todaySandwich

The family name is from Old English Sandwīċ, from sand + wīċ (“wick, settlement, harbour, hamlet”), equivalent to sand + -wich.

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