Where does “Michiana” come from?

Michiana (English) comes from English Indiana, from English indian, from Middle English Indien, from Anglo-Norman indien — Indian.

Michiana (English): A region of northern Indiana and southwest Michigan centered on the city of South Bend in Indiana

Definitions

  1. A region of northern Indiana and southwest Michigan centered on the city of South Bend in Indiana

Ancestry of “Michiana”, step by step

Michiana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Indiana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIndianaA placename
2EnglishindianOf or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies
3Middle EnglishIndien—
4Anglo-NormanindienIndian

via English Michigan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMichiganA deke consisting of lifting the puck with the...
2Ojibwemishigamigreat lake
Every word from Anglo-Norman indien →Every word from Middle English Indien →Every word from English indian →