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Where does “hybelkanin” come from?

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

hybelkanin (Norwegian Nynorsk): fluff, a dust bunny

Definitions

  1. fluff, a dust bunny

Ancestry of “hybelkanin”, step by step

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