Where does “bunnykind” come from?
bunnykind (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...
bunnykind (English): The entirety of rabbits; all rabbits collectively as a group; rabbitkind
Definitions
- The entirety of rabbits; all rabbits collectively as a group; rabbitkind
Ancestry of “bunnykind”, step by step
bunnykind traces back through two 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 kind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kind | A type, race or category; a group of entities... |
| 2 | Middle English | kynde | Nature, disposition |
| 3 | Middle English | -nesse | Affixed to adjectives to form abstract nouns... |
| 4 | Old English | -nes | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |