Where does “hamstra” come from?

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

hamstra (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of hamstre: ## simple past ## past...

Definitions

  1. inflection of hamstre: ## simple past ## past...

Ancestry of “hamstra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhamstreindefinite plural of hamster; to hoard
2Germanhamsternto hoard
3Germanhamstersingular imperative of hamstern
4Middle High Germanhamsterhamster
5Old High Germanhamustrohamster
6Old East Slavicхомѣсторъhamster
7Proto-Slavic*xoměstorъhamster
Every word from Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ →Every word from Old East Slavic хомѣсторъ →Every word from Old High German hamustro →
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