Where does “naadowemowin” come from?

naadowemowin (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.

naadowemowin (Ojibwe): An Iroquois language

Definitions

  1. An Iroquois language

Ancestry of “naadowemowin”, 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 →