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Where does “hàmster” come from?

hàmster (Catalan) comes from German hamster, from Middle High German hamster, from Old High German hamustro, from Old East Slavic хомѣсторъ, from Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ.

hàmster (Catalan): hamster

Definitions

  1. hamster

Ancestry of “hàmster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhamstersingular imperative of hamstern
2Middle High Germanhamster—
3Old High Germanhamustro—
4Old East Slavicхомѣсторъ—
5Proto-Slavic*xoměstorъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ →