Where does “tingting nogut” come from?

tingting nogut (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin tingting, from English think, from Middle English thinken, from Old English þyncan, from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną — to seem, to appear.

tingting nogut (Tok Pisin): A form of prejudice against people of a specific demographic

Definitions

  1. A form of prejudice against people of a specific demographic

Ancestry of “tingting nogut”, step by step

tingting nogut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tok Pisin tingting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisintingtingthink
2EnglishthinkTo ponder, to go over in one's head; To...
3Middle EnglishthinkenTo think, ponder; to deduce, figure out; to...
4Old Englishþyncanto seem
5Proto-Germanicþunkijanąto seem, to appear

via Tok Pisin nogut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinnogutbad; badly
2Englishno goodworthless or of no merit; useless
Every word from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną →Every word from Old English þyncan →Every word from Middle English thinken →