Etymology

Ottawa

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Today it means: A member of the Ottawa people. Full definition →

Ojibwe odaawaa ← Proto-Algonquian *atawewa
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  1. Proto-Algonquian · derived from*atawewa“to trade”
  2. Ojibwe · derived fromodaawaa
  3. English todayOttawa

From Ojibwe odaawaa/ᐅᑡᐙ (“an Ottawa; a trader”), from Proto-Algonquian *atawewa (“to trade”).

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