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-.
Ancestry of “gyge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | gigue | a fiddle, kind of dance |
| 2 | Frankish | gīge | dance, fiddle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gīganą | to move, wish, desire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeyǵʰ- | — |