Where does “minked” come from?

minked (English) comes from English mink, from Swedish mink, from Middle Low German mink, from Old Saxon mink.

minked (English): Wearing mink fur

Definitions

  1. Wearing mink fur

Ancestry of “minked”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishminkAny of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals...
2SwedishminkAmerican mink
3Middle Low Germanmink—
4Old Saxonmink—
Every word from Old Saxon mink →