English
Poconos
Poconos comes from Munsee pokawachne ‘creek between two hills’.
- Munseemodernpokawachne‘creek between two hills’
- Englishearliest quotation 1991Poconos
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Munseemodernpokawachne‘creek between two hills’
- Englishearliest quotation 1991Poconos
Earliest quotation: 1991, Stewart Ain, Bottom Falls Out Of Summer Job Market: “Long Island's attractions will prosper because many people now…”
The story
Said to be from Munsee pokawachne (‘creek between two hills’).
Every English word from Munsee pokawachne
Today it means
name A mountain range in Pennsylvania.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Munsee pokawachne / Poconos