Where does “Rabbitland” come from?

Rabbitland (English) comes from English rabbit, from Middle English rabet, from Middle French rabotte, from Dutch robbe, from English robert, from Anglo-Norman Robert.

Rabbitland (English): In fiction, a place inhabited by rabbits

Definitions

  1. In fiction, a place inhabited by rabbits

Ancestry of “Rabbitland”, step by step

Rabbitland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rabbit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrabbitA mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears,...
2Middle Englishrabet—
3Middle Frenchrabotte—
4Dutchrobbe—
5Englishrobert—
6Anglo-NormanRobert—

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground
Every word from Anglo-Norman Robert →