Where does “mink” come from?

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

mink (Estonian): American mink, "Neovison vison"; makeup,...

Definitions

  1. American mink, "Neovison vison"; makeup,...

Ancestry of “mink”, step by step

mink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mink

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

via German Schminke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchminkemake-up
2Middle Low Germansminke—
Every word from Old Saxon mink →Every word from Middle Low German mink →Every word from Swedish mink →