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Where does “hamstern” come from?

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

hamstern (German): to hoard

Definitions

  1. to hoard

Ancestry of “hamstern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhamstersingular imperative of hamstern
2Middle High Germanhamster—
3Old High Germanhamustro—
4Old East Slavicхомѣсторъ—
5Proto-Slavic*xoměstorъ—

Words derived from “hamstern”

  • hamster
  • hamstraaja
  • hamstrata
  • hamstraus
  • hamsteren
  • hamstra
  • hamstring
  • hamstra
  • hamstre
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