Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-a·htekw-

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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-a·htekw-

This Proto-Algonquian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Algonquian

Noun

*-a·htekw-[1][2]

1. stick, stem
2. hardwood, tree

Related terms

• *meʔtekwa (“tree”), *meʔtekwi (“stick”)

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Cree: -âhtik (“hardwood”)
  • Ojibwe: -aatig (“tree”)
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Unami: hìtëkw (“tree”)

See also

• *menahekwa (“tamarack, American larch”)
• *-a·xkw-

References

1. Warne, Janet Leila (1975) A historical phonology of Abenaki (PhD Thesis)‎, McGill University, page 24: “*-a:htekw-”
2. Goddard, Ives (1965), “The Eastern Algonquian Intrusive Nasal”, in Southwestern Journal of Anthropology, volume 31, issue 3, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, JSTOR 1263895, page 214: “*-a·htekw-”