English
Owatonna
Owatonna comes from Dakota owóthaŋna.
- Dakotamodernowóthaŋna
- EnglishtodayOwatonna
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Dakotamodernowóthaŋna
- EnglishtodayOwatonna
The story
Borrowed from Dakota owóthaŋna, a clipping of Dakota wakpá owóthaŋna, meaning the Straight River.
Every English word from Dakota owóthaŋna
Today it means
name A city, the county seat of Steele County, Minnesota, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Dakota owóthaŋna / Owatonna