![]() ![]() According to John Guillim, in his Display of Heraldrie, the word "ermine" is likely derived from Armenia, the nation where it was thought the species originated, though other authors have linked it to the Norman French from the Teutonic harmin ( Anglo-Saxon hearma). ![]() The root word for "stoat" is likely either the Dutch word stout ("bold") or the Gothic word □□□□□□□ ( stautan, "to push").
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