Where does “hamster” come from?
hamster (Dutch) comes from German hamster, from Middle High German hamster, from Old High German hamustro, from Old East Slavic хомѣсторъ, from Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ — hamster.
hamster (Dutch): hamster
Definitions
- hamster
Ancestry of “hamster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hamster | singular imperative of hamstern |
| 2 | Middle High German | hamster | hamster |
| 3 | Old High German | hamustro | hamster |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | хомѣсторъ | hamster |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *xoměstorъ | hamster |