Where does “niggerlover” come from?
niggerlover (English) comes from English lover, from Middle English lovere, from Middle English loven, from Old English lofian, from Proto-Germanic *lobōn, from Proto-Germanic lubōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
niggerlover (English): Alternative form of nigger lover
Definitions
- Alternative form of nigger lover
Ancestry of “niggerlover”, step by step
niggerlover traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lover
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lover | One who loves and cares for another person in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | lovere | A friend; one who is favorable towards someone or something |
| 3 | Middle English | loven | to love |
| 4 | Old English | lofian | to praise; exalt; to appraise; value; put a price... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *lobōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lubōną | to praise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |
via English nigger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nigger | A black person; a person of black African... |
| 2 | English | neger | Synonym of nigger |
| 3 | French | nègre | negro; ghostwriter; friend, buddy |
| 4 | Spanish | negro | black; a black person; ghost writer |
| 5 | Latin | nigrum | masculine accusative singular of niger; neuter... |
| 6 | Latin | niger | wan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |