Where does “Zwergkaninchen” come from?

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

Zwergkaninchen (German): pygmy rabbit

Definitions

  1. pygmy rabbit

Ancestry of “Zwergkaninchen”, step by step

Zwergkaninchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kaninchen

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

via German Zwerg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwergdwarf; dwarf, midget; gnome
2Middle High Germantwerc—
3Old High Germantwercdwarf
4Proto-West Germanicdwergdwarf
5Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Latin cunīculus →