Where does “têhtapiwin” come from?

têhtapiwin (Plains Cree) 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.

têhtapiwin (Plains Cree): seat

Definitions

  1. seat

Ancestry of “têhtapiwin”, 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 →