Was the War Club of Native American culture originally called the Tomahawk?

Question

Before the Europeans and other outside enfluences came to Americas.

Answer 1

The evidence isn’t 100% conclusive. But most evidence suggests that the word “tomahawk” was originally applied to certain weapons / tools BEFORE the arrival of Europeans; and quite different to what we think of as “tomahawks” today.

In summary: -

[1] The word derives from Algonquin “tamahak” or “tamahakan”.

[2] In the early 1600’s (when Europeans were first coming into contact with the tribes of the North American interior), “tomahawks” included a variety of STONE-headed, wooden-handled tools and weapons. So, yes, that would include war clubs of at least some types or sizes.

[3] A little later, there are references to “tomahawks” that included not just stone-headed implements; but also those with metal-heads; and even plain wooden clubs.

[4] The meaning of “tomahawk” gradually narrowed down to the lightweight hatchet that is familiar to us today.

See the website below for more details.

Answer 2

I believe that the war club and the tomahawk were two different weapons.

The war club was used to bludgeon an enemy, and was most effective, as one might guess, in close combat.

The tomahawk was more like a small hatchet and could be thrown at an enemy and lodge in a part of the body--head or chest, for example--or inflict injury on a limb.

Answer 3

properly it does not have been talked approximately as usa back then. There additionally are 1000's of different tribes with thoroughly different languages, there isn't any tribe talked approximately as "community American" so what language are you attempting to come across it out in? it is likely the tribe in a definite area of united states of america might have their very own call for their very own land, no longer the finished united states of america.