Where does “kigge” come from?
kigge (Danish) comes from Middle Low German kîken, from Old Saxon kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic kīkan, from Proto-Germanic kīkaną — to look, peep.
kigge (Danish): to look; to glance; to peek, peep
Definitions
- to look; to glance; to peek, peep
Ancestry of “kigge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | kîken | to look, peep |
| 2 | Old Saxon | kīkan | to look |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kīkan | to look, to peep |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kīkaną | to look, peep |
Words derived from “kigge”