Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “mink” come from?

mink (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon mink.

Ancestry of “mink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonmink—

Words derived from “mink”

  • mink
  • minklike
  • minkhound
  • villiminkki
  • minkkitarha
  • minkkiturkki
  • minkki
  • ミンク
  • mink
  • mänk
  • mink
  • minc
  • mink
Every word from Old Saxon mink →