The story
- Ojibwe · derived fromwadab“a spruce root”
- English todaywatap
From Ojibwe wadab (“a spruce root”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
watap
Today it means: The root of the spruce, and sometimes also of the pine, split lengthwise into strips and used in the construction of baskets and canoes. Full definition →
Ojibwe wadab