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/thapaken/ · Algonquian language, such as Maliseet
noun · Algonquian language, such as Maliseet
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the snow sled. Historical source-stage form associated with toboggan; 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.
/thapaken/ is the inspected source form associated with the historical source stage for English toboggan. toboggan(n.) opening entry
Toboggan is recorded in 1829 for a flat-bottomed snow sled, from Canadian French tabagane and an Algonquian language such as Maliseet /thapaken/; the source also records later verb and cap senses. toboggan(n.) opening entry
tabagane · Canadian French
noun · Canadian French
Reading: Reading not yet researched
the snow sled. An intermediary form named by the inspected lexical account; it is not treated as an exhaustive transmission record.
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.
Toboggan is recorded in 1829 for a flat-bottomed snow sled, from Canadian French tabagane and an Algonquian language such as Maliseet /thapaken/; the source also records later verb and cap senses. toboggan(n.) opening entry
toboggan · English
noun · English
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the snow sled. The English form and selected sense are represented from the inspected lexical account; unsupported pronunciation and location are left unresolved.
c. 1829 · English toboggan — A source-reported written-use period; not necessarily 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.
Toboggan is recorded in 1829 for a flat-bottomed snow sled, from Canadian French tabagane and an Algonquian language such as Maliseet /thapaken/; the source also records later verb and cap senses. toboggan(n.) opening entry
The inspected source supports the selected toboggan sense: the snow sled. toboggan(n.) opening entry
/thapaken/ → tabagane: borrowing, qualified. The Canadian French and Algonquian route is retained, while the exact donor language and the later verb and cap extensions are not promoted into the borrowing date. toboggan(n.) opening entry
tabagane → toboggan: borrowing, qualified. The Canadian French and Algonquian route is retained, while the exact donor language and the later verb and cap extensions are not promoted into the borrowing date. toboggan(n.) opening entry