Where does “bunny hopper” come from?
bunny hopper (English) comes from English bunny, from English bun, from Middle English bunne, from Anglo-Norman bugne, from Old French bugne, from Frankish bungjo, from Proto-West Germanic bungu, from Proto-Germanic bungô — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
bunny hopper (English): A promiscuous girl
Definitions
- A promiscuous girl
Ancestry of “bunny hopper”, step by step
bunny hopper traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English bunny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bunny | A rabbit, especially a juvenile; A bunny girl: a... |
| 2 | English | bun | A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | bunne | wheat cake, bun |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | bugne | bump on the head; fritter |
| 5 | Old French | bugne | — |
| 6 | Frankish | bungjo | little clump; a swelling, lump, bump; lump, bump,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | bungu | lump, clump |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bungô | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰenǵʰ- | thick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |
via English Hopper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hopper | One who or that which hops |
| 2 | Dutch | hop | hoopoe, the species "Upupa epops" or an... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hoppe | hops; hopped beer |
| 4 | Old French | huppe | — |
| 5 | Latin | upupa | hoopoe |
| 6 | Old Saxon | uppa | above |
| 7 | Old Norse | á | river; Alternative form of ær; on |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾ | on |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English bunny-hop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bunny-hop | To make a jump where both wheels leave the ground |