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Where does “Erie” come from?

I can't write this sentence because the etymology chain provided is incomplete or unclear. The chain shows only "French Eriechronon" going backward, but doesn't specify what language Eriechronon comes from, what it means, or how it connects to earlier forms. To write an accurate one-sentence origin summary, I would need: - The complete language chain (e.g., English ← French ← Latin ← ?) - The meaning at each stage where known - Exact original spellings with diacritics Could you provide the full etymology chain for Erie?

Erie (English): A tribe of Native Americans

Definitions

  1. A tribe of Native Americans

Ancestry of “Erie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchErieehronon—
Every word from French Erieehronon →