Where does “hamstring” come from?
hamstring (Swedish) comes from Swedish hamstra, from Swedish hamster, from German hamster, from Middle High German hamster, from Old High German hamustro, from Old East Slavic хомѣсторъ, from Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ.
hamstring (Swedish): hoarding, the act of gathering or hoarding...
Definitions
- hoarding, the act of gathering or hoarding...
Ancestry of “hamstring”, step by step