Where does “mink” come from?

Mink comes from Swedish mink, borrowed from Middle Low German menk, of uncertain ultimate origin.

mink (English): Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals...

Definitions

  1. Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals...

Ancestry of “mink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishminkAmerican mink
2Middle Low Germanmink—
3Old Saxonmink—

Words derived from “mink”

Every word from Old Saxon mink →Every word from Middle Low German mink →Every word from Swedish mink →