Where does “gigful” come from?
gigful (English) comes from English gig, from Middle English gig, from English fise, from English fist, from Middle English fist, from Old English fȳst, from Proto-West Germanic fūsti, from Proto-Germanic funstiz — five.
gigful (English): The number or quantity that can be held by a gig rowboat or two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage
Definitions
- The number or quantity that can be held by a gig rowboat or two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage
Ancestry of “gigful”, step by step
gigful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gig | A performing engagement by a musical group; or,... |
| 2 | Middle English | gig | a frivolous woman |
| 3 | English | fise | An instance of flatulence |
| 4 | English | fist | A hand with the fingers clenched or curled... |
| 5 | Middle English | fist | fist |
| 6 | Old English | fȳst | fist |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | fūsti | fist |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | funstiz | fist |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pnsti- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pnksti- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |