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Where does “giguer” come from?

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

giguer (French): to dance the jig; to dance, gambol, prance,...

Definitions

  1. to dance the jig; to dance, gambol, prance,...

Ancestry of “giguer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgiguestring instrument, roughly in the form of a...
2Old Frenchgige—
3Frankishgīgedance, fiddle
4Proto-Germanicgīganąto move, wish, desire
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeyǵʰ-—

Words derived from “giguer”

  • gigolo
  • guinguette
  • gigoter
  • gigolo
  • gigolette
  • ginguer
  • guinguette
  • guinguet
  • ژیگولو
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