Where does “gīga” come from?

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

gīga (Old High German): fiddle

Definitions

  1. fiddle

Ancestry of “gīga”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gīga”

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