Where does “Geigenspiel” come from?
Geigenspiel (German) comes from German Geige, from Middle High German gīge, from Old High German gīga, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.
Geigenspiel (German): violin playing
Ancestry of “Geigenspiel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Geige | violin, fiddle |
| 2 | Middle High German | gīge | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gīga | fiddle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gīganą | to move, wish, desire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeyǵʰ- | — |