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Where does “wampumpeag” come from?

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

wampumpeag (English): wampum

Definitions

  1. wampum

Ancestry of “wampumpeag”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wampumpeag”

  • wampum
  • Wampumgate
  • vampam
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