Where does “jiggered” come from?
jiggered (English) comes from English jigger, from Proto-Slavic jiga, from English Digger, from Middle English dyggar, from Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
jiggered (English): simple past tense and past participle of jigger;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of jigger;...
Ancestry of “jiggered”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jigger | A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | jiga | — |
| 3 | English | Digger | A soldier from Australia or New Zealand; One of a... |
| 4 | Middle English | dyggar | digger |
| 5 | Middle English | -ere | er |
| 6 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 9 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |