Where does “goonigger” come from?

goonigger (English) comes from English Gooner, from English gunner, from Middle English gonner, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

goonigger (English): A person, especially one of African descent, who is involved with gooning

Definitions

  1. A person, especially one of African descent, who is involved with gooning

Ancestry of “goonigger”, step by step

goonigger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Gooner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGoonerAn individual who practices gooning a form of masturbation that involves edging for a long period of time
2EnglishgunnerArtillery soldier, or such who holds private...
3Middle EnglishgonnerAn operator of a cannon; an artilleryman; An...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via English nigger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishniggerA black person; a person of black African...
2EnglishnegerSynonym of nigger
3Frenchnègrenegro; ghostwriter; friend, buddy
4Spanishnegroblack; a black person; ghost writer
5Latinnigrummasculine accusative singular of niger; neuter...
6Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Chichewa iye