Where does “ゴブリン” come from?

ゴブリン (Japanese) comes from English goblin, from Middle English gobelyn, from Old Northern French gobelin.

ゴブリン (Japanese): a goblin

Definitions

  1. a goblin

Ancestry of “ゴブリン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoblinOne of various hostile supernatural creatures,...
2Middle Englishgobelyn—
3Old Northern Frenchgobelin—
Every word from Old Northern French gobelin →Every word from Middle English gobelyn →Every word from English goblin →