Where does “zigeuner” come from?

zigeuner (English) comes from German Zigeuner, from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος.

zigeuner (English): A Gypsy

Definitions

  1. A Gypsy

Ancestry of “zigeuner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZigeunerGypsy, member of the Roma, Romani person; member...
2Byzantine Greekἀθίγγανος—
Every word from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος →Every word from German Zigeuner →