Where does “ermyne” come from?

ermyne (Middle English) comes from Old French ermine, from Frankish harmo, from Proto-Germanic harmô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱormen-.

ermyne (Middle English): The distinctive white pelt of the ermine

Definitions

  1. The distinctive white pelt of the ermine

Ancestry of “ermyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchermineermine (fabric)
2Frankishharmoermine, stoat, weasel
3Proto-Germanicharmôermine, weasel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱormen-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱormen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harmô →Every word from Frankish harmo →