Where does “bizam” come from?

bizam (Romanian) comes from German bisam, from Middle High German bisem, from Old High German bisam, from Medieval Latin bisamum, from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

bizam (Romanian): muskrat

Definitions

  1. muskrat

Ancestry of “bizam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbisammusk
2Middle High Germanbisem—
3Old High Germanbisam—
4Medieval Latinbisamum—
5Hebrewבושםperfume
6Proto-Semitic*buśm-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm- →Every word from Hebrew בושם →Every word from Medieval Latin bisamum →