Where does “mink” come from?

mink (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English mink, from Swedish mink, from Middle Low German mink, from Old Saxon mink.

mink (Norwegian Nynorsk): an American mink, Neovison vison or Mustela...

Definitions

  1. an American mink, Neovison vison or Mustela...

Ancestry of “mink”, 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 →