Where does “zigger” come from?

zigger (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.

zigger (English): One who zigs

Definitions

  1. One who zigs

Ancestry of “zigger”, step by step

zigger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English nigger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishniggerA black person; a person of black African...
2EnglishnegerSynonym of nigger
3Frenchnègrenegro; ghostwriter; friend, buddy
4Spanishnegroblack; a black person; ghost writer
5Latinnigrummasculine accusative singular of niger; neuter...
6Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via English zig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzigA sudden or sharp turn or change of direction; To...
2EnglishZigzagA line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions
3Frenchzigzagzigzag
4GermanZickzackzigzag
5Italianzigzagareintransitive; to zigzag; to walk in a zigzag...
6Russianзигза́гzigzag

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-