Where does “gigengi” come from?

gigengi (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

gigengi (Old Saxon): row; date

Definitions

  1. row; date

Ancestry of “gigengi”, step by step

gigengi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

via Old Saxon gang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongang—
2Proto-West Germanic*gangpace, step, gait
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic jīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ →