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Where does “hamstre” come from?

hamstre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

hamstre (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of hamster; to hoard

Definitions

  1. indefinite plural of hamster; to hoard

Ancestry of “hamstre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhamsternto hoard
2Germanhamstersingular imperative of hamstern
3Middle High Germanhamster—
4Old High Germanhamustro—
5Old East Slavicхомѣсторъ—
6Proto-Slavic*xoměstorъ—

Words derived from “hamstre”

  • hamstra
Every word from Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ →