Where does “niggerwhine” come from?
niggerwhine (English) comes from English nigger, from English neger, from French nègre, from Spanish negro, from Latin nigrum, from Latin niger, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
niggerwhine (English): Complaints made by black people
Definitions
- Complaints made by black people
Ancestry of “niggerwhine”, step by step
niggerwhine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English whine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | whine | a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or... |
| 2 | Middle English | whynen | To cry out in distress or sadness; to make sad... |
| 3 | Old English | hwīnan | to rush, to whizz, to squeal, to whine |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīnan | to whine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwīnaną | to rush, make a rushing sound, whizz, hiss,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwey- | to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,... |