Fw: wattap etymology? [from A. Hartley]

[Dave Robertson]

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From: "Alan H. Hartley" <ahartley at d.umn.edu>
To: "David Robertson" <ddr11 at columbia.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 6:15 AM
Subject: Re: wattap etymology?


> David Robertson wrote:
>
>> In this article, Goddard mentions a Proto-Algonquian cognate for Yurok & 
>> Wiyot (NW California, distant relatives of Algonquian), all forms in the 
>> set meaning 'spruce root' apparently. The form in PA is *watapya.  The 
>> Yurok is 7wohpeG (G=gamma), the Wiyot is to`p.
>>
>> Is this not the word we know in English as <wattap>, among other 
>> spellings, in historical sources?  I'd thought it was a NW word, but it 
>> looks possible that it's from back East, from some Algonquian language.
>
> Yes, wattap is Algonquian, specif. probably Ojibway wadab (alias watap) 
> 'spruce root'.
>
> Alan
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