Why is it called a Pineapple, when its not a pine nor an apple?

Why do you ask weird questions?

Thank the Germans, both have names deriving from a different language.

Youre on the internet, why not just look it up man.

Oddly i thought of hotdurger from rocket power when i saw this post xD

Is there someones foot in a football

You'd be better of googling you'd find your answer much quicker.

The world may never know

Hamburger

The common belief is that the American hamburger borrowed its name from a dish called "Hamburg Style Beef" or "Hamburg Steak" which arrived in the United States from the German city of Hamburg in the 19th century. The dish was nothing more than chopped meat eaten raw




Hot Dog

References to dachshund sausages and ultimately hot dogs can be traced to German immigrants in the 1800s. These immigrants brought not only sausages to America, but dachshund dogs. The name most likely began as a joke about the Germans' small, long, thin dogs.

Source: my nan

They're called there names for a reason, yes I do ask myself sometimes why names are named that way. Best bet is to look online what they're called that. That's what I do if I don't I tend to ask people.