Where does “gigmanity” come from?
gigmanity (English) comes from English gigman, 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 — five.
gigmanity (English): Narrow concern about, and pride in, one's...
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- Narrow concern about, and pride in, one's...
Ancestry of “gigmanity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gigman | One who operates a gig; One who exhibits... |
| 2 | English | gig | A performing engagement by a musical group; or,... |
| 3 | Middle English | gig | a frivolous woman |
| 4 | English | fise | An instance of flatulence |
| 5 | English | fist | A hand with the fingers clenched or curled... |
| 6 | Middle English | fist | — |
| 7 | Old English | fȳst | fist |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | fūsti | fist |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | funstiz | fist |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pnsti- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pnksti- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |