Where does “mitig” come from?

mitig (Ojibwe) comes from Proto-Algonquian meʔtekwa, from Proto-Algonquian meʔtekwi — stick.

mitig (Ojibwe): tree; wood; stick, pole

Definitions

  1. tree; wood; stick, pole

Ancestry of “mitig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianmeʔtekwatree
2Proto-Algonquianmeʔtekwistick

Words derived from “mitig

Every word from Proto-Algonquian meʔtekwiEvery word from Proto-Algonquian meʔtekwa