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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	winnebago	a motorhome; a recreational vehicle
2	Ojibwe	Wiinibiigoo	Winnebago person
3	Ojibwe	wiinibiig	murky water
4	Ojibwe	nibi	water
5	Proto-Algonquian	nepyi	water
6	Proto-Algic	nepiʔi	water

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