Where does “kaninmat” come from?

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

kaninmat (Swedish): rabbit food (food eaten by rabbits)

Definitions

  1. rabbit food (food eaten by rabbits)

Ancestry of “kaninmat”, step by step

kaninmat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kanin

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

via Swedish mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmatfood
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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