Where does “Mokassin” come from?

Mokassin (German) comes from English moccasin, from Powhatan mockasin, from Proto-Algonquian maxkeseni — moccasin, shoe.

Mokassin (German): moccasin

Definitions

  1. moccasin

Ancestry of “Mokassin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoccasinA traditional Native North American shoe, usually...
2Powhatanmockasin—
3Proto-Algonquianmaxkesenimoccasin, shoe
Every word from Proto-Algonquian maxkeseni →Every word from Powhatan mockasin →Every word from English moccasin →