Where does “ミンク” come from?

ミンク (Japanese) comes from English mink, from Swedish mink, from Middle Low German mink, from Old Saxon mink.

ミンク (Japanese): a mink

Definitions

  1. a mink

Ancestry of “ミンク”, 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 →