Etymology

wampumpeag

wam·pum·peag
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Today it means: Synonym of wampum (“small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping”). Full definition →

Massachusett wampompeage
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  1. Massachusett · borrowed fromwampompeage“string of white beads used as money”
  2. English todaywampumpeag

Borrowed from Massachusett wampompeage (“string of white beads used as money”), from wamp, wap, wompi (“white”) + *umpe (“string”) + -ag (plural suffix). Compare peag (“string of white beads used as money”), also a clipping of wampumpeag. Cognates Penobscot wʌ̃pʌ̃pəyak (singular wʌ̃pʌ̃pi)

Words from the same roots

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