sandwich (English)

Where does "sandwich" come from?

The English noun 'sandwich' is named after its supposed inventor, the Earl of Sandwich[1].

Open questions

• The connection to the historical Earl of Sandwich is an eponym whose specific origin as the inventor of the food item is traditional. [1]

Descendants and derived words

• սենդվիչ (Armenian)
• ဆန်းဒဝစ် (Burmese)
• sandvitx (Catalan)
• 三文治 (Chinese)
• 三明治 (Chinese)
• sendvič (Czech)
• sandwich (Danish)
• sandwich (Dutch)
• air sandwich (English)
• barley sandwich (English)
• bite of the reality sandwich (English)
• booger sandwich (English)

Sources

1. sandwich (English) - Wiktionary

Updated September 2026

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