Where does “Geige” come from?
Geige (German) comes from Middle High German gīge, from Old High German gīga, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.
Geige (German): violin, fiddle
Ancestry of “Geige”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | gīge | — |
| 2 | Old High German | gīga | fiddle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gīganą | to move, wish, desire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeyǵʰ- | — |
Words derived from “Geige”