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
Ancestry of “ermine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | harmo | ermine, stoat, weasel |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | harmô | ermine, weasel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱormen- | — |
Words derived from “ermine”