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Husky

3 stages from Innu (Montagnais) to English.

Today it means a strong, thick-coated dog breed originally used for pulling sleds in Arctic regions

Where does the word "husky" come from? It comes from Innu (Montagnais) ayassimew, passing through English before entering English (1852).

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Stage 1 of 3
ayassimew
Innu (Montagnais) · pre-1600s
"Inuit person"
an Algonquian term referring to Inuit peoples, later corrupted by European traders
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Stage 2 of 3
huskemaw
English · 1700s
"an Inuit person, later an Arctic sled dog"
Newfoundland English corruption of 'Esquimaux', applied to Arctic sled dogs
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Stage 3 of 3
husky
English · 1852
"a strong Arctic sled dog breed"
shortened form settled as the name of the northern sled-dog breed
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