Where does “anishinaabewiwin” come from?

anishinaabewiwin (Ojibwe) comes from Ojibwe -win, from Old English wine, from Old English hlǣw, from Proto-Germanic hlaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

anishinaabewiwin (Ojibwe): The concept of being an Anishinaabe; the Anishinaabe nation as a concept

Definitions

  1. The concept of being an Anishinaabe; the Anishinaabe nation as a concept

Ancestry of “anishinaabewiwin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibwe-winnominalizer
2Old Englishwinefriend
3Old Englishhlǣwburial mound; hill
4Proto-Germanichlaiwazshelter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaiwaz →