Etymology Explorer › Dutch

Where does “hamsteren” come from?

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

hamsteren (Dutch): to hoard , typically for emergencies

Definitions

  1. to hoard , typically for emergencies

Ancestry of “hamsteren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhamsterhamster
2Germanhamstersingular imperative of hamstern
3Middle High Germanhamster—
4Old High Germanhamustro—
5Old East Slavicхомѣсторъ—
6Proto-Slavic*xoměstorъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ →