Where does “chinwaggery” come from?
chinwaggery (English) comes from English chinwag, from English WAG, from Old Norse vága, from Middle Low German wāgen, from Old Saxon wagan, from Proto-West Germanic wagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos — to bring; to transport.
chinwaggery (English): gossip
Definitions
- gossip
Ancestry of “chinwaggery”, step by step
chinwaggery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chinwag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chinwag | An informal conversation, usually about everyday... |
| 2 | English | WAG | A wild-assed guess; a rough estimate; A wife or... |
| 3 | Old Norse | vága | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | wāgen | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | wagan | wagon, carriage |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wagn | cart, wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wagnaz | cart, wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵʰnos | wagon, primitive carriage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |