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Where does “kanin” come from?

kanin (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German kanīn, from Middle Dutch connijn, from Old French connin, from Latin cunīculus.

kanin (Norwegian Bokmål): a rabbit

Definitions

  1. a rabbit

Ancestry of “kanin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankanīn—
2Middle Dutchconnijn—
3Old Frenchconnin—
4Latincunīculus—

Words derived from “kanin”

  • forsøkskanin
  • hybelkanin
Every word from Latin cunīculus →