Etymograph

English

Michigan

Michigan comes from Ojibwe mishi-gami.

  1. Ojibwemodernmishi-gami
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2024Michigan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ojibwemodernmishi-gami
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2024Michigan

Earliest quotation: 2024, Edward-Isaac Dovere, Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to disc: “On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky,…”

Today it means

name A state of the United States.

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

Etymograph / Ojibwe mishi-gami / Michigan