Where does “goudhamster” come from?

goudhamster (Dutch) comes from Dutch goud, from Middle Dutch gout, from Old Dutch golt, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

goudhamster (Dutch): golden hamster, "Mesocricetus auratus"

Definitions

  1. golden hamster, "Mesocricetus auratus"

Ancestry of “goudhamster”, step by step

goudhamster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch goud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgoudgold; or, gold
2Middle Dutchgoutgold
3Old Dutchgoltgold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Dutch hamster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhamsterhamster
2Germanhamstersingular imperative of hamstern
3Middle High Germanhamsterhamster
4Old High Germanhamustrohamster
5Old East Slavicхомѣсторъhamster
6Proto-Slavic*xoměstorъhamster
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