Where does “Mink” come from?

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

Mink (German): American mink

Definitions

  1. American mink

Ancestry of “Mink”, step by step

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