Where does “pigg” come from?
pigg (Swedish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pigger, from English nigger, from English neger, from French nègre, from Spanish negro, from Latin nigrum, from Latin niger, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts — bare, naked.
pigg (Swedish): lively, spirited; alert, sharp; dapper, peppy
Definitions
- lively, spirited; alert, sharp; dapper, peppy
Ancestry of “pigg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | pigger | indefinite plural of pigg |
| 2 | English | nigger | A black person; a person of black African... |
| 3 | English | neger | Synonym of nigger |
| 4 | French | nègre | negro; ghostwriter; friend, buddy |
| 5 | Spanish | negro | black; a black person; ghost writer |
| 6 | Latin | nigrum | masculine accusative singular of niger; neuter... |
| 7 | Latin | niger | wan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
Words derived from “pigg”