Etymograph

English

Wintun

Wintun comes from wnw wintʰu·n ‘to be a person, to be a Wintun’.

  1. wnwmodernwintʰu·n‘to be a person, to be a Wintun’
  2. EnglishtodayWintun

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. wnwmodernwintʰu·n‘to be a person, to be a Wintun’
  2. EnglishtodayWintun

Today it means

noun Any member of a group of related Native American tribes who live in Northern California, including the Wintu (northern), Nomlaki (central), and Patwin (southern) tribes.

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

Etymograph / wnw wintʰu·n / Wintun