Where does “jigaboo” come from?

jigaboo (English) comes from English jig, from Middle English gyge, from Old French gigue, from Frankish gīge, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.

jigaboo (English): A black person; Any dark-skinned person

Definitions

  1. A black person; Any dark-skinned person

Ancestry of “jigaboo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjigA light, brisk musical movement; a gigue; A...
2Middle EnglishgygeTo make a creaking sound
3Old Frenchgiguea fiddle, kind of dance
4Frankishgīgedance, fiddle
5Proto-Germanicgīganąto move, wish, desire
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeyǵʰ-—

Words derived from “jigaboo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gīganą →Every word from Frankish gīge →