Where does “husneger” come from?
husneger (Swedish) comes from Swedish neger, from German neger, from German Näher, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
husneger (Swedish): house nigger
Definitions
- house nigger
Ancestry of “husneger”, step by step
husneger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish neger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | neger | a negro, a black person |
| 2 | German | neger | broke, bankrupt |
| 3 | German | Näher | sewer |
| 4 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 5 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 8 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via Swedish hus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hus | a house; a building where people live or work; a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | [[hus | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | hús | house |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
via English house nigger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | house nigger | A black slave that worked as a domestic as... |