Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/wete·himini

This Proto-Algonquian entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

The second element is -imini (“berry”).

Noun

*wete·himini

strawberry

Usage notes

Malecite-Passamaquoddy pskihqimins (“strawberry”) and Abenaki mskikoimins (“strawberry”) do not derive from this word and are instead compounds meaning "red berry".

Descendants

Central Algonquian:
- Cree: otêhimin / ᐅᑌᐦᐃᒥᐣ (otehimin, “strawberry”)
- Ojibwe: ode'imin (“strawberry”)
- Fox: têhimini (“strawberry”)
- Miami: ateehimini (“strawberry”)
Eastern Algonquian:
- Mi'kmaq: atuomgomin (“strawberry”)
- Massachusett: wuttahminneoh (“strawberry”)
- Munsee: wté·hi·m (“strawberry”)
- Unami: wtèhim, wtèhim (“strawberry”)

References

Goddard (1982)