Etymology of the English word zebra

Date

The earliest known usage of zebra in English dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in English

zebrafish, zebrass, zebrawood, zedonk

Cognates

Dutch zebra, French zébré, French zèbre, German Zebra, Icelandic sebradyr, Italian zebra, Lithuanian zebras, Russian зeбpa, Swedish sebra

Usage

Word found in Modern English