Where does “hermelină” come from?

hermelină (Romanian) comes from Hungarian hermelin, from German hermelin, from Middle High German hermelîn.

hermelină (Romanian): ermine

Definitions

  1. ermine

Ancestry of “hermelină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhermelinermine
2Germanhermelinermine (Mustela erminea)
3Middle High Germanhermelîn—
Every word from Middle High German hermelîn →Every word from German hermelin →Every word from Hungarian hermelin →