Where does “minc” come from?

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

minc (Irish): mink

Definitions

  1. mink

Ancestry of “minc”, step by step

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