Where does “desmanråtta” come from?

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

desmanråtta (Swedish): muskrat

Definitions

  1. muskrat

Ancestry of “desmanråtta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdesmanmusk
2Middle Low Germandēsem—
3Old Saxondesamo—
4Old Saxon*besamo—
5Latinbisamum—
6Hebrewבושםperfume
7Proto-Semitic*buśm-—

Words derived from “desmanråtta”

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