Where does “windigog” come from?
windigog (English) comes from Ojibwe wiindigoog, from Ojibwe wiindigoo, from Proto-Algonquian wi·nteko·wa — owl; malevolent spirit, cannibalistic monster.
windigog (English): plural of windigo
Ancestry of “windigog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ojibwe | wiindigoog | — |
| 2 | Ojibwe | wiindigoo | In Algonquian mythology, a malevolent... |
| 3 | Proto-Algonquian | wi·nteko·wa | owl; malevolent spirit, cannibalistic monster |