Where does “gigot” come from?
gigot (French) comes from French gigue, from Old French gige, from Frankish gīge, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.
gigot (French): leg
Definitions
- leg
Ancestry of “gigot”, step by step
gigot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French gigue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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- | — |
via Old French gigue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | gigue | a fiddle, kind of dance |