Etymology of the English word mammoth
the English word
mammothderived from the Obsolete Russian word
mamutderived from the Russian word
mamotderived from the Tartar word
mamontderived from the Tartar word
mammaDate
The earliest known usage of mammoth in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
mammoet, French
mammouth, German
Mammut, Icelandic
mammút, Swedish
mammutUsage
Word found in Modern English
