The story
- Ojibwe · derived fromojiig“fisher, marten”
- Cree · derived fromocêk, otchek“fisher”
- English todaywejack
From Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”) or Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”). Doublet of woodchuck and woodshock.
Words from the same roots
Creeocêk, otchek all →
woodchuck
Ojibweojiig all →
woodchuck
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.