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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.

forsøkskanin (Norwegian Bokmål): a guinea pig

Definitions

  1. a guinea pig

Ancestry of “forsøkskanin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkanina rabbit
2Middle Low Germankanīn—
3Middle Dutchconnijn—
4Old Frenchconnin—
5Latincunīculus—
Every word from Latin cunīculus →