Where does “Winnebago” come from?

Winnebago is an English word for a member of a Native American people, first attested in English from sources referring to the Winnebago nation.

Winnebago (English): Any of a Native American people of Wisconsin and...

Definitions

  1. Any of a Native American people of Wisconsin and...

Ancestry of “Winnebago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwinnebagoa motorhome; a recreational vehicle
2OjibweWiinibiigooWinnebago person
3Ojibwewiinibiigmurky water
4Ojibwenibiwater
5Proto-Algonquiannepyiwater
6Proto-Algicnepiʔiwater
Every word from Proto-Algic nepiʔi →Every word from Proto-Algonquian nepyi →Every word from Ojibwe nibi →
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