Where does “gigger” come from?

gigger (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.

gigger (English): One who fishes by gigging; Alternative spelling...

Definitions

  1. One who fishes by gigging; Alternative spelling...

Ancestry of “gigger”, step by step

gigger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgigA performing engagement by a musical group; or,...
2Middle Englishgiga frivolous woman
3EnglishfiseAn instance of flatulence
4EnglishfistA hand with the fingers clenched or curled...
5Middle Englishfistfist
6Old Englishfȳstfist
7Proto-West Germanicfūstifist
8Proto-Germanicfunstizfist
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpnsti-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpnksti-
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe
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