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Where does “hamstrata” come from?

hamstrata (Finnish) comes from Swedish hamstra, from Swedish hamster, from German hamster, from Middle High German hamster, from Old High German hamustro, from Old East Slavic хомѣсторъ, from Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ.

hamstrata (Finnish): To hoard

Definitions

  1. To hoard

Ancestry of “hamstrata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhamstrato hoard or gather, to stock up, to collect ...
2Swedishhamstera hamster
3Germanhamstersingular imperative of hamstern
4Middle High Germanhamster—
5Old High Germanhamustro—
6Old East Slavicхомѣсторъ—
7Proto-Slavic*xoměstorъ—

Words derived from “hamstrata”

  • hamstraus
  • hamstraaja
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