Where does “Eskie” come from?

Eskie (English) comes from English eskimo, from French esquimau, from Algonquin ayashkimew.

Eskie (English): An American Eskimo Dog

Definitions

  1. An American Eskimo Dog

Ancestry of “Eskie”, step by step

Eskie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English eskimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheskimoA member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik
2FrenchesquimauEskimo; Inuit; snowsuit
3Algonquinayashkimew—

via English ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishieAlternative form of i.e
Every word from Algonquin ayashkimew →Every word from French esquimau →Every word from English eskimo →