Talk:Burrow

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[edit] Derivation of the word burrow

There is a suggestion that the words bunny and burrow have a common origin and meaning, French in origin appearing in Britain after the Norman Conquest, being a possible explanation for the phrase bunny rabbit. Bunny also means "a collection of ore without a seam running to or from it". There is a common Cornish family name of Bunny/Bunney who are historically linked to the mining of iron ore.

Removed this section because no dictionary or online source such as etymonline.com seems to support this opinion provided without a source and which sounds like a private theory. --Espoo 05:48, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

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