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Where does “gige” come from?

gige (Middle English) comes from Old French guige, from Frankish widdja.

gige (Middle English): fiddle; a squeaking sound; a creak

Definitions

  1. fiddle; a squeaking sound; a creak

Ancestry of “gige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchguigeguige
2Frankishwiddja—

Words derived from “gige”

  • gig
  • jig
  • jigsaw
  • jiggle
  • jigger
  • jiggered
  • jiggly
  • jiggy
  • jiggermast
  • rejig
  • jighead
  • gigmanity
  • gigman
  • jiggler
  • gigger
  • jiggerer
  • jiggish
  • jiglike
  • jigsawlike
  • jigginess
  • jigaboo
  • gyger
  • gig-lamp
  • jigglesome
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