Where does “gyge” come from?

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

gyge (Middle English): To make a creaking sound

Definitions

  1. To make a creaking sound

Ancestry of “gyge”, step by step

gyge 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 giguer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgiguer—

Words derived from “gyge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gīganą →Every word from Frankish gīge →