Where does “zig” come from?

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

zig (French): guy; bloke; individual

Definitions

  1. guy; bloke; individual

Ancestry of “zig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchziguebloke
2Frenchgiguestring instrument, roughly in the form of a...
3Old Frenchgige—
4Frankishgīgedance, fiddle
5Proto-Germanicgīganąto move, wish, desire
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeyǵʰ-—

Words derived from “zig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gīganą →Every word from Frankish gīge →