Where does “gighouse” come from?
gighouse (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.
gighouse (English): A building for keeping a gig horse-drawn carriage when not in use; carriage house
Definitions
- A building for keeping a gig horse-drawn carriage when not in use; carriage house
Ancestry of “gighouse”, step by step
gighouse 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 House
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | House | A particular chamber of political representation |
| 2 | Middle English | hous | house, residence; house of worship, temple;... |
| 3 | Old English | hūs | dwelling, shelter, house; house |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |