eskimo.
Eskimo; an Inuit person
Meaning & usage
Eskimo; an Inuit person
I eldre norske tekster blir inuitter ofte omtalt som eskimoer.
a heavily fulled, napped and brushed fabric, traditionally with a wool face; also a thick cotton fabric with a long nap
Where this word comes from
Probably from English Eskimo, itself partly from Spanish esquimaos (“Eskimos”) and French Esquimaux (“Eskimos”), ultimately from an Algonquian language. The most widely accepted modern explanation derives the word from Montagnais ayaškimew (“snowshoe-netter”). Doublet of husky (“husky”). Compare the parallel borrowings Norwegian Nynorsk eskimo, Danish eskimo and Swedish eskimå (“Eskimo”).
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