1. The term hamburger originally derives from Hamburg, Germany's second largest
city, from which many people emigrated to the United States. In High German,
Burg means fortified settlement or fortified refuge; and is a widespread component
of place names. Hamburger can be a descriptive noun in German, referring to
someone from Hamburg (compare London ) or an adjective describing something
from Hamburg. Similarly, frankfurter and wiener, names for other meat-based
foods, are also used in Germany and Austria as descriptive nouns for people and as
adjectives for things from the cities of Frankfurt and Wien (Vienna), respectively.
The term "burger" is associated with many different types of sandwiches similar to
a (ground beef) hamburger, using different meats, such as a buffalo burger,
venison, kangaroo, turkey, elk, lamb, salmon burger or veggie burger.