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moos · Narragansett / Algonquian
noun · Narragansett / Algonquian
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the North American deer. Historical source-stage form associated with moose; the journey preserves the source's qualifications.
Date not yet researched — The inspected passage does not establish a word-specific date for this source stage.
Location not yet researched — No defensible word-specific location was established in the inspected lexical passage; no origin site is inferred.
moos is the inspected source form associated with the historical source stage for English moose. moose(n.) opening paragraph
Moose is recorded from the 1610s from an Algonquian language, probably Narragansett moos or Abenaki moz, with related forms in other Algonquian languages; an explanation from moosu strip off is reported but not treated as certain. moose(n.) opening paragraph
moose · English
noun · English
Reading: Reading not yet researched
the North American deer. The English form and selected sense are represented from the inspected lexical account; unsupported pronunciation and location are left unresolved.
c. 1610s · English moose — A source-reported written-use period; not the date of coinage, oral transmission, or every later sense.
Location not yet researched — No defensible word-specific location was established in the inspected lexical passage; no origin site is inferred.
Moose is recorded from the 1610s from an Algonquian language, probably Narragansett moos or Abenaki moz, with related forms in other Algonquian languages; an explanation from moosu strip off is reported but not treated as certain. moose(n.) opening paragraph
The inspected source supports the selected moose sense: the North American deer. moose(n.) opening paragraph
moos → moose: borrowing, qualified. The Algonquian source family is clear at a bounded level, while the precise donor and proposed internal analysis remain qualified. moose(n.) opening paragraph