Question

Why would hamburger be an example of an Anglicized word? A. It was borrowed from the German language and made to resemble English in pronunciation. B. It is a word that had its beginnings in the German language but is no longer used in that language. C. It is a word that has implications associated with it. D. It is a word that started in the German language but has had its meaning improved in the English language.

Answer 1

C. It is a word that has implications associated with it. D. It is a word that started in the German language but has had its meaning improved in the English language.

Answer 2

The correct answer in this question is option A. It was borrowed from a German language and made to resemble English in pronunciation. It started when the people from Hamburg, Germany were eating a type of beef called Hamburger Steak. Then the German immigrants brought this recipe to North America.