Where does “hybelkanin” come from?

hybelkanin (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.

hybelkanin (Norwegian Bokmål): fluff, a dust bunny

Definitions

  1. fluff, a dust bunny

Ancestry of “hybelkanin”, step by step

hybelkanin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kanin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkanina rabbit
2Middle Low Germankanīn—
3Middle Dutchconnijn—
4Old Frenchconnin—
5Latincunīculusa rabbit

via Norwegian Bokmål hybel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhybelhousing, lodging, a bedsit UK, Ireland, usually a rented room
2Old Norsehýbýli—
Every word from Latin cunīculus →Every word from Old French connin →Every word from Middle Dutch connijn →