Where does “gigue” come from?
gigue (Old French) comes from Frankish gīge, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.
gigue (Old French): a fiddle, kind of dance
Ancestry of “gigue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | gīge | dance, fiddle |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gīganą | to move, wish, desire |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeyǵʰ- | — |
Words derived from “gigue”