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