Where does “jiggermast” come from?
jiggermast (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.
jiggermast (English): The smallest mast on a ship with more than three...
Definitions
- The smallest mast on a ship with more than three...
Ancestry of “jiggermast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Middle English | -ere | — |
| 6 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 9 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |