Etymograph

English

toolache

Toolache comes from Ngarrindjeri dulaj.

  1. Ngarrindjerimoderndulaj1
  2. Englishtodaytoolache1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English toolache

Lineage

  1. NgarrindjerimoderndulajWiktionary, English toolache
  2. EnglishtodaytoolacheWiktionary, English toolache

Every English word from Ngarrindjeri dulaj

Today it means

noun A toolache wallaby; any of extinct species †Notamacropus greyii (syn. †Macropus greyii) of marsupials, of southeastern South Australia and southwestern Victoria.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “toolache”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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