Where does “minkfarm” come from?

minkfarm (Swedish) comes from Swedish farm, from English farm, from Middle English ferme, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos — to support; to hold.

minkfarm (Swedish): a mink farm

Definitions

  1. a mink farm

Ancestry of “minkfarm”, step by step

minkfarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish farm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfarma farm (for growing crops and/or keeping livestock (in the United States))
2EnglishfarmA place where agricultural and similar activities...
3Middle EnglishfermeA lease; the renting of land
4Old Frenchfermelease; the land leased; farm
5Medieval LatinfermaAlternative form of firma
6LatinFirmatax, tribute
7LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
8Proto-Italicfermos
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Swedish mink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishminkAmerican mink
2Middle Low Germanmink
3Old Saxonmink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-
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