Etymograph

English

Tooele

Tooele comes from Shoshone tuuwɨɨta ‘black bear’.

  1. Shoshonemoderntuuwɨɨta‘black bear’
  2. EnglishtodayTooele

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Shoshonemoderntuuwɨɨta‘black bear’
  2. EnglishtodayTooele

Today it means

name A city, the county seat of Tooele County, Utah, United States.

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

Etymograph / Shoshone tuuwɨɨta / Tooele