Where does “rabbitess” come from?

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

rabbitess (English): A female rabbit

Definitions

  1. A female rabbit

Ancestry of “rabbitess”, step by step

rabbitess 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 ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
Every word from Anglo-Norman Robert →