Where does “gigue” come from?

gigue (English) comes from French gigue, from Old French gige, from Frankish gīge, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.

gigue (English): an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the...

Definitions

  1. an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the...

Ancestry of “gigue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgiguestring instrument, roughly in the form of a...
2Old Frenchgige—
3Frankishgīgedance, fiddle
4Proto-Germanicgīganąto move, wish, desire
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeyǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gīganą →Every word from Frankish gīge →