Etymograph

English

somethingburger

From something + -burger, by analogy with nothingburger.

Formed from something + -burger

Old English sum þing ‘some thing’

Middle English somþyng

English something

Today it means

noun Something believed or claimed to be unimportant that turns to be of some importance.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / somethingburger