Where does “zigeunern” come from?

zigeunern (German) comes from German Zigeuner, from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος.

zigeunern (German): to wander, roam

Definitions

  1. to wander, roam

Ancestry of “zigeunern”, 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 →