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START / NODE 351Present-Day English1603–today
moose
English moose, recorded by 1603, is of Algonquian origin. Related Massachusett and Eastern Abenaki forms are secure, but the reviewed evidence does not uniquely identify one direct donor variety.
“Moose is not a malformed Germanic animal plural. English borrowed an Indigenous North American animal name, while its exact Eastern Algonquian donor remains unresolved.”OPEN COMPLETE WORD DOSSIER ↗
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Present-Day Englishmoose
the largest living member of the deer family
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Eastern Algonquian source (variety unresolved) · Eastern Algonquian source; variety unresolvedmos / moosmoose
- SOUND CHANGE
- English moose reflects a closely matching Eastern Algonquian animal name such as moos or mos.
- SEMANTIC CHANGE
- The animal referent remained stable.
- SCHOLAR
- Merriam-Webster Editors · Canadian Language Museum
- CONFIDENCE
- probable — Algonquian origin is secure, but the exact donor variety is not uniquely established in the reviewed evidence.
- CHRONOLOGY
- English record by 1603.
2 CITATIONSMoose — Word HistoryWord History — of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachusett moos Indigenous Languages in Canada — English loansEnglish loan examples — Eastern Abenaki mos “moose” AUDIT CANONICAL EDGE 332 ↗
Secures the family attribution and one related form.
ORIGINAL ↗Supplies an additional Eastern Algonquian form while not proving unique donor status.
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