English
Mahnomen
Mahnomen comes from Ojibwe manoomin ‘wild rice’, and goes back to Proto-Algonquian *maθo·mina.
- Proto-Algonquianprehistoric (reconstructed)*maθo·mina‘wild rice, Zizania spp’reconstructed
- Ojibwemodernmanoomin‘wild rice’
- EnglishtodayMahnomen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Algonquianprehistoric (reconstructed)*maθo·mina‘wild rice, Zizania spp’reconstructed
- Ojibwemodernmanoomin‘wild rice’
- EnglishtodayMahnomen
Every English word from Proto-Algonquian *maθo·mina
Today it means
name A small city, the county seat of Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Algonquian *maθo·mina / Mahnomen