Where does “desman” come from?
desman (English) comes from German Desman, from Swedish desmanråtta, from Swedish desman, from Middle Low German dēsem, from Old Saxon desamo, from Old Saxon *besamo, from Latin bisamum, from Hebrew בושם.
desman (English): Either of two species, Desmana moschata or...
Definitions
- Either of two species, Desmana moschata or...
Ancestry of “desman”, step by step
desman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Desman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Desman | A desman |
| 2 | Swedish | desmanråtta | muskrat |
| 3 | Swedish | desman | musk |
| 4 | Middle Low German | dēsem | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | desamo | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | *besamo | — |
| 7 | Latin | bisamum | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | בושם | perfume |
| 9 | Proto-Semitic | *buśm- | — |
via French desman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | desman | desman |