Hackmatack meaning
Origin of hackmatack
- Earlier hakmantak, hacmontac perhaps from Western Abenaki
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Wiktionary
- Believed to derive from Abenaki, though no specific etymon has been found. The term is first attested in the 1760s–90s, when it was spelled hakmantak and referred to dense forest.
From Wiktionary
- Compare the late 19th century German Low German term Hackemtackem (“tacamahac (medicinal resin)”).
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