Etymograph

English

Hiawatha

Hiawatha comes from Onondaga Hayęhwathaʼ.

  1. OnondagamodernHayęhwathaʼ
  2. EnglishtodayHiawatha

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. OnondagamodernHayęhwathaʼ
  2. EnglishtodayHiawatha

Today it means

name A 16th-century Native American leader

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Onondaga Hayęhwathaʼ / Hiawatha