English
Milwaukee
Milwaukee may come from Ojibwe ominowakiing ‘gathering place’.
- Ojibwemodernominowakiing‘gathering place’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2019Milwaukee
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Ojibwemodernominowakiing‘gathering place’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2019Milwaukee
Earliest quotation: 2019, Toronto slang on the rise thanks to city's growing pop cultu: “During the Toronto Raptors' championship run, a fan-made sign…”
Every English word from Ojibwe ominowakiing
Today it means
name The largest city in Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ojibwe ominowakiing / Milwaukee