Where does “bunnyboy” come from?

bunnyboy (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...

bunnyboy (English): A boy or man who wears a bunny costume and plays the role of a bunny

Definitions

  1. A boy or man who wears a bunny costume and plays the role of a bunny

Ancestry of “bunnyboy”, step by step

bunnyboy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bunny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbunnyA rabbit, especially a juvenile; A bunny girl: a...
2EnglishbunA small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced; A...
3Middle Englishbunnewheat cake, bun
4Anglo-Normanbugnebump on the head; fritter
5Old Frenchbugne
6Frankishbungjolittle clump; a swelling, lump, bump; lump, bump,...
7Proto-West Germanicbungulump, clump
8Proto-Germanicbungô
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

via English boy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboyA young male; A male child: a son of any age; A...
2Middle Englishboyeservant, commoner, knave, boy
3Old Englishbōiaboy
4Proto-Germanicbōjôyounger brother, young male relation
5Proto-Germanicbō-A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bungô