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Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *-a·htekw-.
Noun
hìtëkw anim (plural hìtkuk, locative hìtkunk, locative plural hitkwike, obviative hìtko, diminutive hìtùkwtët)
- tree, stick, hardwood
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “hìtëkw”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project