Where does “ĵigo” come from?

ĵigo (Esperanto) comes from English jig, from Middle English gyge, from Old French gigue, from Frankish gīge, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.

ĵigo (Esperanto): jig

Definitions

  1. jig

Ancestry of “ĵigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjigA light, brisk musical movement; a gigue; A...
2Middle EnglishgygeTo make a creaking sound
3Old Frenchgiguea fiddle, kind of dance
4Frankishgīgedance, fiddle
5Proto-Germanicgīganąto move, wish, desire
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeyǵʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic gīganąEvery word from Frankish gīge
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