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Where does “giggot” come from?

giggot (English) comes from Proto-Brythonic ʉgėnt, from Proto-Celtic wikantī, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥t, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.

giggot (English): twenty in Cumbrian sheep counting; Obsolete...

Definitions

  1. twenty in Cumbrian sheep counting; Obsolete...

Ancestry of “giggot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicʉgėnt—
2Proto-Celticwikantītwenty
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wih₁ḱm̥t—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwi(h₁)dḱm̥titwo tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten
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