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Where does “peag” come from?

peag (English) comes from English wampumpeag, from Wampanoag wampompeage, from Proto-Indo-European wamp- — membrane , intestines, womb.

peag (English): Wampum

Definitions

  1. Wampum

Ancestry of “peag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwampumpeagwampum
2Wampanoagwampompeage—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwamp-membrane , intestines, womb
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