English
ermelin
Ermelin comes from German Hermelin ‘ermine’, and goes back to Middle High German hermelin.
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350hermelin
- Germanc. 1650–presentHermelin‘ermine’
- Englishearliest quotation 1590ermelin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350hermelin
- Germanc. 1650–presentHermelin‘ermine’
- Englishearliest quotation 1590ermelin
Earliest quotation: 1590, Edmund Spenser, Book III, Canto II: “And on his shield enueloped seuenfold / He bore…”
Every English word from Middle High German hermelin
Today it means
noun An ermine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle High German hermelin / ermelin