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 — a rabbit.

hybelkanin (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk kanin

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk hybel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhybelhousing, 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 →