Where does “zigeuner” come from?

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

zigeuner (Dutch): Gypsy, member of the Roma; gypsy, person who...

Definitions

  1. Gypsy, member of the Roma; gypsy, person who...

Ancestry of “zigeuner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZigeunerGypsy, member of the Roma, Romani person; member...
2Byzantine Greekἀθίγγανος—

Words derived from “zigeuner”

Every word from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος →Every word from German Zigeuner →