Where does “forsøkskanin” come from?

forsøkskanin (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kanin, from Middle Low German kanīn, from Middle Dutch connijn, from Old French connin, from Latin cunīculus — a rabbit.

forsøkskanin (Norwegian Nynorsk): a guinea pig

Definitions

  1. a guinea pig

Ancestry of “forsøkskanin”, step by step

forsøkskanin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kanin

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk forsøk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskforsøkattempt; experiment
2Middle Low Germanvorsogen—
Every word from Latin cunīculus →Every word from Old French connin →Every word from Middle Dutch connijn →