Where does “bunnyhopping” come from?

bunnyhopping (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...

bunnyhopping (English): The act of jumping repeatedly to avoid enemy...

Definitions

  1. The act of jumping repeatedly to avoid enemy...

Ancestry of “bunnyhopping”, step by step

bunnyhopping 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 hopping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhoppinghop picking, the practice of picking hops; for...
2Middle Frenchhoubelon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bungô