Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
frankfurter
noun · first attested 19th century
The hot dog’s older name is a city adjective.
A smoked sausage of the type associated with Frankfurt.
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- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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- Step 1
Frankfurt
- Step 2
Frankfurter
- In English
frankfurter
German Frankfurter names a sausage from Frankfurt am Main. English borrowed the adjective and later shortened the food to frank.
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