hermelijn
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˌɦɛr.məˈlɛi̯n/
noun
Definitions
- stoat, ermine, Mustela erminea
- (heraldry) ermine
- (uncountable) ermine, the white fur of the stoat
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch hermelijn derived from Old Dutch *hermilo derived from Proto-Germanic *harmô (weasel, ermine).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*harmô
Gloss
weasel, ermine
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- counter-ermine English
- ermelin English
- ermine English
- ermined English
- erminelike English
- Hermelin German
- hermelin Hungarian
- ermellino Italian
- hermelijnen Dutch, Flemish
- hermelijnkoorts Dutch, Flemish
- koorts Dutch, Flemish
- *ḱerǝm- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱormen- Proto-Indo-European
- hermelin Norwegian Bokmål
- *harmô Proto-Germanic
- hermelin Norwegian Nynorsk
- hearma Old English
- ermine Middle English
- armiño Galician
- hermelijn Middle Dutch
- harmo Old High German
- hermelyn Afrikaans
- hermelin Middle High German
- hermelîn Middle High German
- *hermilo Old Dutch
- *harmin-, *harmo Frankish