Where does “jiggerman” come from?
jiggerman (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).
jiggerman (English): A person employed to operate the jigger horizontal lathe used in producing flatware
Definitions
- A person employed to operate the jigger horizontal lathe used in producing flatware
Ancestry of “jiggerman”, step by step
jiggerman 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 MAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 2 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 3 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 5 | Old French | manual | — |
| 6 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |