Where does “jiggerer” come from?
jiggerer (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).
jiggerer (English): Operator of a jigger
Definitions
- Operator of a jigger
Ancestry of “jiggerer”, step by step
jiggerer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jigger
| 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) |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |