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
- an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the...
Ancestry of “gigue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gigue | string instrument, roughly in the form of a... |
| 2 | Old French | gige | — |
| 3 | Frankish | gīge | dance, fiddle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gīganą | to move, wish, desire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeyǵʰ- | — |