Where does “rakoen” come from?

rakoen (Dutch) comes from Powhatan ärähkun, from Powhatan ärähkuněm — he scratches with his hands.

rakoen (Dutch): raccoon

Definitions

  1. raccoon

Ancestry of “rakoen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Powhatanärähkun—
2Powhatanärähkuněmhe scratches with his hands
Every word from Powhatan ärähkuněm →Every word from Powhatan ärähkun →