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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gooner | An individual who practices gooning a form of masturbation that involves edging for a long period of time |
| 2 | English | gunner | Artillery soldier, or such who holds private... |
| 3 | Middle English | gonner | An operator of a cannon; an artilleryman; An... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English nigger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nigger | A black person; a person of black African... |
| 2 | English | neger | Synonym of nigger |
| 3 | French | nègre | negro; ghostwriter; friend, buddy |
| 4 | Spanish | negro | black; a black person; ghost writer |
| 5 | Latin | nigrum | masculine accusative singular of niger; neuter... |
| 6 | Latin | niger | wan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |