An from old Norse "hnøgger", which means "miserly", "stingy". Despite its similarity to the offensive term "
nigger", the two
words are not related in any way. Stop jumping to conclusions and open the
dictionary.
English
buff- "Boy that gentleman at the picnic sure was niggardly."
Ignoramus- "You said "picnic" and "niggerly"!
Racist!"
English Buff- "*Sigh*! "Picnic" is from a French word that refers to what we'd call a pot luck, and "niggardly" is from an old Norse word that means "stingy". They have nothing to do with race!"
Ignoramus- "
Racist!"
English Buff- "*Sigh*..."