hamstra
Swedish
verb-reg
Definitions
- to hoard or gather, to stock up, to collect (large) stocks for later use (like a hamster hides food in its cheeks)
Etymology
Suffix from Swedish hamster derived from German hamstern (hoard).
Origin
German (Berlin)
hamstern
Gloss
hoard
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hamstraaja Finnish
- hamstraaminen Finnish
- hamstrata Finnish
- hamstraus Finnish
- Hamster German
- Hamsterkauf German
- hamstern German
- hamsteren Dutch, Flemish
- hamster Swedish
- hamstring Swedish
- hamstre Danish
- hamstrer Danish
- hamsteren Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch