Conestoga

conestoga English Etymology en iro From en sqn kanahstó:ke (the name of a settlement, now Conestoga, Pennsylvania). According to Mithun, British colonists based the name on the en moh - word moh tekanastoge place of the upright pole. Mithun, Marianne (1981). "Stalking the Susquehannocks". International Journal of American Linguistics. 47: 1–2. It may also be the anglicized form of en Gandastogue, which may have been close to what the Susquehannock called themselves. Kent, Barry C. (2020). "Late Woodland/Early Historic Native Americans in the Susquehanna Drainage Basin:The Susquehannocks". In Carr, Kurt William; Bergmann, Christopher A.; et al. (eds.). The Archaeology of Native Americans in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press. Pronunciation en /ˌkɒnəˈstəʊɡə/ RP en /ˌkɑnəˈstoʊɡə/ GA en əʊɡə 4 Proper noun en river s/Pennsylvania c/United States. Derived terms en Conestoga wagon Conestoga wain Noun s * en now historical en Susquehannock, a member of a North Iroquoian people formerly living in Pennsylvania and Maryland. from 17th c. en now historical A type of draft horse developed in Pennsylvania. from 19th c. en now historical en Conestoga wagon. from 20th c. en 2006 Hampton Sides Blood and Thunder Abacus 2014 32 Conestoga axles creaked under their loads as the barrels of molasses and bacon and meal rattled in the wagon beds. References