Etymograph

English

Weitchpec

Weitchpec comes from Yurok wechpues ‘confluence’.

  1. Yurokmodernwechpues‘confluence’
  2. EnglishtodayWeitchpec

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Yurokmodernwechpues‘confluence’
  2. EnglishtodayWeitchpec

The story

From Yurok wechpues (‘confluence’), in reference to the confluence of the Trinity and Klamath rivers.

Today it means

name An unincorporated village and CDP in Yurok Reservation, Humboldt County, California, United States.

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

Etymograph / Yurok wechpues / Weitchpec