Where does “forsøkskanin” come from?
forsøkskanin (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kanin, from Middle Low German kanīn, from Middle Dutch connijn, from Old French connin, from Latin cunīculus — a rabbit.
forsøkskanin (Norwegian Bokmål): a guinea pig
Definitions
- a guinea pig
Ancestry of “forsøkskanin”, step by step
forsøkskanin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kanin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kanin | a rabbit |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kanīn | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | connijn | — |
| 4 | Old French | connin | — |
| 5 | Latin | cunīculus | a rabbit |
via Norwegian Bokmål forsøk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | forsøk | attempt; experiment; imperative of forsøke |