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Geoduck

2 stages from Lushootseed to English.

Today it means a very large, long-necked burrowing clam native to the Pacific Northwest coast

Where does the word "geoduck" come from? It comes from Lushootseed gʷídəq, adopted directly into English (1880s).

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Stage 1 of 2
gʷídəq
Lushootseed · pre-1800s
"dig deep"
meant 'dig deep', describing the enormous burrowing clam
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Stage 2 of 2
geoduck
English · 1880s
"a giant burrowing saltwater clam"
anglicized with an unrelated spelling influenced by 'geo-' and 'duck'
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