Where does “hermelin” come from?

hermelin (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German hermelin, from Middle High German hermelîn.

hermelin (Norwegian Bokmål): ermine

Definitions

  1. ermine

Ancestry of “hermelin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhermelinermine (Mustela erminea)
2Middle High Germanhermelîn—
Every word from Middle High German hermelîn →Every word from German hermelin →
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