Where does “哥布林” come from?

哥布林 (Chinese) comes from English goblin, from Middle English gobelyn, from Old Northern French gobelin.

哥布林 (Chinese): goblin

Definitions

  1. goblin

Ancestry of “哥布林”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoblinOne of various hostile supernatural creatures,...
2Middle Englishgobelyn—
3Old Northern Frenchgobelin—
Every word from Old Northern French gobelin →Every word from Middle English gobelyn →Every word from English goblin →