Where does “Nishnaabemwin” come from?

Nishnaabemwin (Ottawa) 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.

Nishnaabemwin (Ottawa): Ojibwe/Ottawa language

Definitions

  1. Ojibwe/Ottawa language

Ancestry of “Nishnaabemwin”, 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 →
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