Where does “Desman” come from?

Desman (German) comes from Swedish desmanråtta, from Swedish desman, from Middle Low German dēsem, from Old Saxon desamo, from Old Saxon *besamo, from Latin bisamum, from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

Desman (German): A desman

Definitions

  1. A desman

Ancestry of “Desman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdesmanråttamuskrat
2Swedishdesmanmusk
3Middle Low Germandēsem—
4Old Saxondesamo—
5Old Saxon*besamo—
6Latinbisamum—
7Hebrewבושםperfume
8Proto-Semitic*buśm-—

Words derived from “Desman”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm- →Every word from Hebrew בושם →Every word from Latin bisamum →