Where does “Kaninchenkauz” come from?

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

Kaninchenkauz (German): burrowing owl

Definitions

  1. burrowing owl

Ancestry of “Kaninchenkauz”, step by step

Kaninchenkauz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kaninchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaninchenrabbit
2Middle Low Germankanīneken—
3Middle Dutchconnijn—
4Old Frenchconnin—
5Latincunīculusa rabbit

via German Kauz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKauzowl; strigid; crank, odd fellow, codger
2Middle High Germankūzexecution pit
3Old High Germankūz—
4Latviankūtto hit, to strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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