Where does “discoganger” come from?

discoganger (Dutch) comes from Dutch disco, from English disco, from English discovery, from English Discover, from Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Latin discoperīre, from Latin discooperiō — resin, gum; to say, speak.

discoganger (Dutch): disco-goer, someone who goes to a disco

Definitions

  1. disco-goer, someone who goes to a disco

Ancestry of “discoganger”, step by step

discoganger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch disco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdiscoA discotheque, a nightclub; Disco
2EnglishdiscoClipping of discotheque., a nightclub for...
3EnglishdiscoverySomething discovered; The discovering of new...
4EnglishDiscoverDiscover Card, a brand of credit card
5Middle Englishdiscoveren
6Old Frenchdescovrirto uncover, to reveal; to discover
7Latindiscoperīre
8Latindiscooperiōto expose, lay bare
9Latincooperiōto cover wholly or over, overwhelm, clothe
10Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
11Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
12Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
13Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt
17Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
18Old High Germankuti
19Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
20Proto-Germanickweduzresin
21Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via Dutch ganger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgangerA pedestrian
2Middle Dutchgagnere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-