Where does “desman” come from?

desman (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German dēsem, from Old Saxon desamo, from Old Saxon *besamo, from Latin bisamum, from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

desman (Swedish): musk

Definitions

  1. musk

Ancestry of “desman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandēsem—
2Old Saxondesamo—
3Old Saxon*besamo—
4Latinbisamum—
5Hebrewבושםperfume
6Proto-Semitic*buśm-—

Words derived from “desman”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm- →Every word from Hebrew בושם →Every word from Latin bisamum →