English
Wisconsin
Wisconsin comes from French Ouisconsin.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentOuisconsin
- Englishearliest quotation 2023Wisconsin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentOuisconsin
- Englishearliest quotation 2023Wisconsin
Earliest quotation: 2023, Lauren Dillon, Doveland, Wisconsin: The Town That Wasn’t There: “In the heart of Wisconsin there was once a…”
The story
A researcher for the State of Wisconsin Historical Society concluded in frustration, "I have not found two Indians to agree on the meaning of this word."
Every English word from French Ouisconsin
Today it means
name A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Ouisconsin / Wisconsin