Hermelin
German (Berlin)
/hɛʁməˈliːn/
noun
Definitions
- ermine
- (heraldry) ermine
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German hermelîn inherited from Old High German harmilī, harmo (ermine, weasel, stoat, ferret) derived from Proto-Germanic *harmô (weasel, ermine) derived from Italian ermellino (ermine) derived from Latin Armenius mūs.
Origin
Latin
Armenius mūs
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ermelin English
- Armenius mūs Latin
- hermelin Hungarian
- hermelinek Hungarian
- hermelinen Hungarian
- ermellino Italian
- hermelijn Dutch, Flemish
- hermelijnen Dutch, Flemish
- hermelijnkoorts Dutch, Flemish
- *ḱerǝm- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱormen- Proto-Indo-European
- hermelin Norwegian Bokmål
- *harmô Proto-Germanic
- hermelin Norwegian Nynorsk
- hearma Old English
- armiño Galician
- hermelijn Middle Dutch
- harmilī Old High German
- harmo Old High German
- hermelyn Afrikaans
- hermelin Middle High German
- hermelîn Middle High German
- *hermilo Old Dutch
- *harmin-, *harmo Frankish