Where does “hamster” come from?

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

hamster (Portuguese): hamster small, short-tailed European rodent

Definitions

  1. hamster small, short-tailed European rodent

Ancestry of “hamster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhamstersingular imperative of hamstern
2Middle High Germanhamsterhamster
3Old High Germanhamustrohamster
4Old East Slavicхомѣсторъhamster
5Proto-Slavic*xoměstorъhamster
Every word from Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ →Every word from Old East Slavic хомѣсторъ →Every word from Old High German hamustro →