What is rebracketing in linguistics? (2)(English)

Here are some examples that show how rebracketing can influence not just the forms of words but their meanings and even how new words are created in a language.

In English:

Nickname:

Original form: “an ekename” (“eke” meaning “also” or “addition”)

Rebracketed form: “a nickname”

Newt:

Original form: “an ewte” (from Old English “efte”)

Rebracketed form: “a newt”

Orange:

Original form: “a norange” (from Spanish “naranja” and Arabic “naranj”.

Rebracketed form: “an orange”

Oxford:

A less literal example, but “Oxford” came from “Oxenaforda,” meaning a ford (shallow crossing) for oxen. The term got rebracketed over time into a single, more manageable word.

Hamburger:

Original form: “Hamburg-er” (denoting something from Hamburg, Germany)

Rebracketed form: “ham-burger” led to the creation of words like “cheeseburger” or “veggie burger” where “burger” is interpreted as a standalone entity.