Where does “tumchuck” come from?
tumchuck (Chinook Jargon) comes from Chinook Jargon tumtum, from English water, from Middle English water, from Old English wæter, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
tumchuck (Chinook Jargon): waterfall
Ancestry of “tumchuck”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Chinook Jargon | tumtum | heart, heartbeat; will, opinion, mind; to feel |
| 2 | English | water | A substance found at room temperature and... |
| 3 | Middle English | water | water; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,... |
| 4 | Old English | wæter | water |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |