Where does “gīge” come from?

gīge (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gīga, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.

Ancestry of “gīge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangīgafiddle
2Proto-Germanicgīganąto move, wish, desire
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeyǵʰ-—

Words derived from “gīge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gīganą →Every word from Old High German gīga →