Where does “Goldhamster” come from?
Goldhamster (German) comes from German golden, from German gülden, from Dutch gulden, from Middle Dutch guldijn, from Old Dutch guldīn, from Proto-Germanic gulþīnaz, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm — to flourish; green, yellow.
Goldhamster (German): golden hamster
Definitions
- golden hamster
Ancestry of “Goldhamster”, step by step
Goldhamster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German golden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | golden | golden; gold; golden |
| 2 | German | gülden | Alternative form of golden |
| 3 | Dutch | gulden | golden, made of gold; precious, excellent,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | guldijn | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | guldīn | golden |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gulþīnaz | golden, made of gold |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gulþą | gold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥tóm | gold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via German hamster
| 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 |