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

Definitions

  1. violin, fiddle

Ancestry of “Geige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangīge—
2Old High Germangīgafiddle
3Proto-Germanicgīganąto move, wish, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeyǵʰ-—

Words derived from “Geige”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ- →