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