Where does “gige” come from?

gige (Old French) comes from Frankish gīge, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.

Ancestry of “gige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishgīgedance, fiddle
2Proto-Germanicgīganąto move, wish, desire
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeyǵʰ-—

Words derived from “gige”

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