Where does “stutchun” come from?
stutchun (Chinook Jargon) comes from English sturgeon, from Middle English sturgiun, from Old French estorjoun, from Frankish sturjō, from Proto-Germanic sturjô — sturgeon.
stutchun (Chinook Jargon): sturgeon
Ancestry of “stutchun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sturgeon | Any marine or freshwater fish of the family... |
| 2 | Middle English | sturgiun | Sturgeon or its meat; A dish made of veal made to... |
| 3 | Old French | estorjoun | sturgeon |
| 4 | Frankish | sturjō | sturgeon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sturjô | sturgeon |