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Tamarack

2 stages from Abenaki (Algonquian) to English.

Today it means the American larch, a cold-hardy deciduous conifer of northern North America

Where does the word "tamarack" come from? It comes from Abenaki (Algonquian) akemantak, adopted directly into English (1805).

akemantak→tamarack

Abenaki (Algonquian) · pre-1800s

"wood used for snowshoes"

referred to the tough, flexible wood used to make snowshoes

English · 1805

"the North American larch tree"

adapted by English settlers as the name of the North American larch tree

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