The story
- Chinook Jargon · derived fromkeekwillie“under”
- English todayquiggly hole
From Chinook Jargon keekwillie (“under”) + hole.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
quiggly hole
Today it means: The remains of a pithouse or earth lodge made by First Nations people in the interior regions of the Pacific Northwest. Full definition →
Chinook Jargon keekwillie