Where does “sabelmarter” come from?

sabelmarter (Dutch) comes from Dutch sabel, from German Säbel, from Middle High German sabel, from Polish szabla, from Russian са́бля, from Old East Slavic саблꙗ, from Proto-Slavic sabľa — sabre.

sabelmarter (Dutch): sable, "Martes zibellina"

Definitions

  1. sable, "Martes zibellina"

Ancestry of “sabelmarter”, step by step

sabelmarter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch sabel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsabelsabre Commonwealth, saber US sword with a narrow, slightly curved blade
2GermanSäbelsabre
3Middle High Germansabel
4Polishszablasabre
5Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
6Old East Slavicсаблꙗ
7Proto-Slavicsabľasabre

via Dutch marter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmartermarten
2Middle Dutchmartermarten
3Old Frenchmartremarten animal
4Frankish*marþr
Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľa