Where does “ermine” come from?

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

ermine (Old French): ermine (fabric)

Definitions

  1. ermine (fabric)

Ancestry of “ermine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishharmoermine, stoat, weasel
2Proto-Germanicharmôermine, weasel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱormen-—

Words derived from “ermine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱormen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harmô →Every word from Frankish harmo →