Where does “gigot” come from?
gigot (English) comes from French gigot, from French gigue, from Old French gige, from Frankish gīge, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.
gigot (English): A leg of lamb or mutton; Short for gigot sleeve
Definitions
- A leg of lamb or mutton; Short for gigot sleeve
Ancestry of “gigot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | gigot | leg |
| 2 | French | gigue | string instrument, roughly in the form of a... |
| 3 | Old French | gige | — |
| 4 | Frankish | gīge | dance, fiddle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gīganą | to move, wish, desire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeyǵʰ- | — |
Words derived from “gigot”