Well attestedIndirect, via a person or title
sandwich
noun · first attested 1760s
The meal is named for an earl. The earl is named for a town in Kent.
Food between slices of bread, or a similar stacked meal.
51.2747°N 1.3389°E · Q26163
Record
- Relationship
- Indirect, via a person or title
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 1760s
- Part of speech
- noun
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- Step 1
Sandwich
- Step 2
Earl of Sandwich
- In English
sandwich
The 18th-century English snack is linked to John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. His title comes from Sandwich in Kent, so the lunch word hides a coastal town one step back.
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