Where does “sigeuner” come from?

sigeuner (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zigeuner, from German Zigeuner, from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος.

sigeuner (Afrikaans): gipsy

Definitions

  1. gipsy

Ancestry of “sigeuner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzigeunerGypsy, member of the Roma; gypsy, person who...
2GermanZigeunerGypsy, member of the Roma, Romani person; member...
3Byzantine Greekἀθίγγανος—
Every word from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος →Every word from German Zigeuner →Every word from Dutch zigeuner →