Where does “Kaninchen” come from?

Kaninchen (German) comes from Middle Low German kanīneken, from Middle Dutch connijn, from Old French connin, from Latin cunīculus — a rabbit.

Kaninchen (German): rabbit

Definitions

  1. rabbit

Ancestry of “Kaninchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankanīneken—
2Middle Dutchconnijn—
3Old Frenchconnin—
4Latincunīculusa rabbit

Words derived from “Kaninchen”

Every word from Latin cunīculus →Every word from Old French connin →Every word from Middle Dutch connijn →