wickiup

Where does the word "wickiup" come from? It comes from Fox (Meskwaki) wi·kiya·pi, and was adopted directly into English (1843).

Wickiup’s story begins in Fox (Meskwaki): wi·kiya·pi meant “a house, dwelling.” Meant 'house' or 'dwelling', from the shared Algonquian root 'wik-' meaning 'to dwell'. It reached English by 1843 as wickiup. Borrowed into English, first applied to Great Lakes dwellings and later to southwestern brush shelters. Today, wickiup means a small, dome-shaped hut traditionally built of brush, poles, and matting by some Native American peoples.

1. Stage 1 · Fox (Meskwaki) · pre-1800s wi·kiya·pi "a house, dwelling", meant 'house' or 'dwelling', from the shared Algonquian root 'wik-' meaning 'to dwell'.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1843 wickiup "a small hut or shelter made of brush and matting", borrowed into English, first applied to Great Lakes dwellings and later to southwestern brush shelters.