Where does “gigge” come from?

gigge (Middle English) comes from Old French gigue, from Frankish gīge, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.

Ancestry of “gigge”, step by step

gigge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French gigue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgiguea fiddle, kind of dance
2Frankishgīgedance, fiddle
3Proto-Germanicgīganąto move, wish, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeyǵʰ-—

via Old French gige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgige—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gīganą →Every word from Frankish gīge →