Where does “toboggan” come from?

Toboggan comes from French tabaganne, borrowed from Mi'kmaq tepaqan, a word for a type of sled or snow vehicle used for transportation.

toboggan (English): A long sled without runners, with the front end...

Definitions

  1. A long sled without runners, with the front end...

Ancestry of “toboggan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtabaganne—
2Mi'kmaqtepaqan—

Words derived from “toboggan”

Every word from Mi'kmaq tepaqan →Every word from French tabaganne →