Where does “marten” come from?

Marten comes from Middle French martin, from Old Dutch marthrīn, from Old Dutch marthar, a word of uncertain origin.

marten (English): Any carnivorous mammal of the genus "Martes" in...

Definitions

  1. Any carnivorous mammal of the genus "Martes" in...

Ancestry of “marten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmartren—
2Old Frenchmartrinemarten fur
3Old Dutchmarthrīnof marten fur
4Old Dutchmartharmarten

Words derived from “marten”

Every word from Old Dutch marthar →Every word from Old Dutch marthrīn →Every word from Old French martrine →
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