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

Definitions

  1. a fiddle, kind of dance

Ancestry of “gigue”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gigue”

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