why "hamburger"

[Horst Conrad]

The 'hamburger' was created in 'Hamburg' (a german town). Here are some
links to some theories how it came to England and the US.

http://www2.abendblatt.de/daten/2002/06/25/39628.html
http://www.dwelle.de/french/archives.shtml
http://www.inform24.de/hamburger.html
http://www.word-detective.com/111097.html#hamburger
http://www.wordorigins.org/loanword.htm



Mit freundlichem Gruß
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Sincères salutations
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Horst Conrad                                           .

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Casey :-)" <k_sirah at HOTMAIL.COM>
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Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 5:41 PM
Subject: why "hamburger"


> I hope this is not a stupid question but where did the word hamburger
> originate?  We call it "hamburger" but it is actually beef.  Why or how
did
> the "ham" get placed in there?
>
> Casey
>
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