Submitted by marmorset t3_yfuoqz in todayilearned
Reply to comment by Skithiryx in TIL that when the French first arrived in North America they met the Ojibwe Indians who introduced them to other tribes but used nasty names. The Lakota/Dakota people were called "Nadowessiwag," which became Nadouessioux in French, then Sioux in English. It means "little snake." by marmorset
The adirondacks is a native word and from what I’ve read is it means “bark eater”. Other tribes, I think the haudenosaunee or the Algonquian, called the Adirondack tribe this name to insinuate what bad hunters they were. The shade!
Something similar happened regarding the Ho-Chunk. The term Winnebago was used by another tribe and as I recall implies they live in a smelly swamp.
The water coming from lake Winnebago does smell like a swamp. The tap water in Fond du Lac was vile.
Fond du Lac means "bottom of the lake" in French. Not super appealing either.
Yes, Winnebago translates as "person of dirty water."
Brand name on point, anyway.
Ha!
Can confirm. Source: Parents owned a Winnebago, lived in it for a year.
Reminds me of a trip I took recently that we through a place named Grand Marais.
The name translates to "big swamp".
Sounds much better in French!
The inner bark of white pines is edible and nutritious, might not be shade but a description.
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