Where does “hamster” come from?

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

hamster (Middle High German): hamster

Definitions

  1. hamster

Ancestry of “hamster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhamustrohamster
2Old East Slavicхомѣсторъhamster
3Proto-Slavic*xoměstorъhamster

Words derived from “hamster”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ →Every word from Old East Slavic хомѣсторъ →Every word from Old High German hamustro →