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
- A black person; Any dark-skinned person
Ancestry of “jigaboo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | jig | A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | gyge | — |
| 3 | Old French | gigue | a fiddle, kind of dance |
| 4 | Frankish | gīge | dance, fiddle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gīganą | to move, wish, desire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeyǵʰ- | — |